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Harsh ?treat? for PMS docs
THE STATE Government has tightened noose around erring Provincial Medical Service doctors. The Government has fixed the number of patients to be treated at the district hospitals, community and primary health centres in order to stop the 'popular' practice of doctors of arriving late and leaving the hospital at least an hour before their duty gets over.
Patients’ number fixed for treatment
THE STATE Government has tightened noose around erring Provincial Medical Service doctors. The Government has fixed the number of patients to be treated at the district hospitals, community and primary health centres in order to stop the 'popular' practice of doctors of arriving late and leaving the hospital at least an hour before their duty gets over.
In a fresh order, issued by the director-general (health), the number of surgeries, pathology tests, ultra-sound, X-rays, indoor admission and plasters have also been fixed. The staff posted at the district women's hospitals will also have to comply with the order.
According to the order, every medical officer posted at the PHC will have to examine at least 20 new patients daily and a total 500 patients every month at the OPD. The medical officer posted at block level PHC will have to examine 750 patients every month and 30 patients daily. Every medical officer posted at the CHCs will have to examine 500 patients every month and 20 new patients daily.
As many as 3000 new patients should be treated every month jointly by the doctors posted at the CHC. The indoor admission of not less than 100 patients at the CHC and 30 patients at the PHC every month has also been made mandatory by the order.
The order further states that there should be at least four X-rays every day, 300 pathology tests and more than 100 surgeries every month at the CHC.
Whereas every medical officer posted at the district hospital will have to examine 1000 new patients every month. The monthly indoor admission should not be less than 300 patients.
The doctors at district hospitals will also have to conduct 20 major and 40 minor surgeries every month. The orthopaedic surgeon will also have to conduct at least 50 surgeries.
The number of ultra-sound tests and X-rays has also been fixed to 75 and 120 every month at the district hospital. The doctors at the district women's hospitals will also have to conduct at least 50 surgeries every month.
CMO Dr Shantimal Singhavi said in compliance to the order a circular had been issued to the CHC superintendents, chief medical superintendents of district hospitals and PHC heads. "The basic objective of the order is to ensure that medical and health services reaches to a large number of patients.
On the other hand, it will stop evasion of duty by government doctors. The standards have been fixed now and strict action will be taken against all those medical officers who fall behind the target. It will also be ensured that they don't tamper with the patients' data," he added.
