Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 1: The scarcity of specialist doctors in various health institutions across state has failed to invite the attention of higher officials of Health department, who have done nothing to detach specialist doctors, who have been holding various administrative posts rather than doing their prime job.
Sources informed Early Times that on one hand there was shortage of specialist doctors across Jammu and Kashmir, owing to which the retired specialist doctors were engaged in various hospitals under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scheme, on the other, services of available specialists are not being put to judicious use.
These specialist doctors include Dr. GS Sudan, who is MS ENT, but has been deputed as Incharge state Malarialogist and is also Deputy Director Health Services Jammu.
Dr. VP Sharma, who is MD Gynecology, has been deputed as Incharge Deputy Director Schemes Health Services Jammu while as Dr. Ajay Gupta, who is MS ENT but has been posted as Incharge State Tuberculosis officer.
Moreover, Dr. Robinder Khajuria is Dip Ortho, but has been doing the job of Incharge Medical Superintendent Sarwal hospital, which is an administrative post.
Dr. Sanjeet Puri, who is an ophthalmologist but has been posted as District Nutrition Officer at Directorate of Health Services Jammu while as Dr. Deepak Kapoor, who is MS Ophthalmologist but has been shifted from one room of DHS Jammu to another and now has been posted as State Epidemiologist.
Dr. Anoop Manhas is an Eye Surgeon but has been posted as Assistant Director Family Welfare while as Dr. Poonam Mahajan, who is MD Gynecology, has been appointed at Incharge Medical Superintendent Police Hospital Jammu. Earlier Dr. Poonam Mahajan was District Tuberclousis officer, which was also an administrative post.
Moreover, Dr. Mohammad Younis, who is MS Surgery, has been posted as Medical Superintendent Gandhi Nagar Hospital. Earlier, he was posted as Medical Superintendent Sarwal and then Chief Medical Officer Rajouri, which were also an administrative posts.
Sources in Health department said that though there was shortage of specialist doctors in all hospitals across state, these specialists have been holding the administrative posts, under patronage of their political masters.
"Due to shortage of specialists, government had also engaged retired specialist doctors, who are otherwise without salaries for the last nearly 10 months, but department has failed to utilize the services of these specialists, who have been holding administrative posts", sources said, alleging that huge money exchanged hands to secure these posts and it was only the outcome of deep nexus within Health department. |
