Dissatisfied by the services and working style of doctors at Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Hospital , Principal Secretary , Health, Dr Alok Shukla issued firm directives regarding duty hours of all doctors in the hospital here.
Dr Shukla issued directives after inspecting the hospital on Friday. This was his second inspection within a period of 10 days. The Principal Secretary reached the Dr Ambedkar Hospital in the morning and visited the OPDs and different wards besides doctors rooms.Dr Shukla entered the bathrooms and checked them for cleanliness.
The officials was dissatisfied with lack of cleanliness in the bathrooms. In some of the wards, Dr Shukla found that junior and senior doctors were not present.
Dr Shukla immediately held a meeting with the Director Medical Education, Pratap Singh, Dean, Pandit Jawaharlal Medical College, Raipur Dr AK Chandrakar and Dr Ambedkar Hospital Superintendent Dr Vivek Chaudhari besides other officers of the hospital.He expressed displeasure over absence of doctors from duty and doctors coming late on duty. Dr Shukla asked the officers to take stern action against such doctors. He directed the officers to improve the services and facilities in the hospital.
later Dean, Pandit Jawaharlal Medical College, Raipur Dr AK Chandrakar told reporters that on the directives of the Principal Secretary , the Head of Departments of the hospital will have to provide daily report of their respective departments to the Superintendant. The senior doctors will have to visit the hospital in the evening also for treatment of the patients.
He said that the doctors of all the departments will have to reach the hospital at 8 am. Surgeries will also be started from morning. Action will be taken against the doctors who do not reach the hospital on time or remain absent without prior information.