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| Doctors trouble patients for their petty interests | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 3: Many of the doctors who indulge in illegal private practice give a tough time to patients by opening clinics at dawn to evade any trouble.
There are scores of doctors who see patients at the private clinics and write prescription on plain papers to avoid trouble, which don't carry their names and other details.
These doctors see patients early in the morning from dawn to avoid any trouble and put patients in immense difficulties amid freezing cold.
"If a doctor entertains a huge number of patients at his private clinic, with his tired mind what justice he can deliver to patients at hospital," a retired SKIMS doctor, questioned.
A medical superintendent of a hospital too sees the patients at a nursing home. "If medical superintendent see the patients what can you expect about other doctors. They are only concerned for their money. It does not matter how a patient will reach to their clinic so early amid harsh cold," a junior doctor of the hospital, said.
The state government has banned private practise of principals, medical superintendents, deputy medical superintendents, CMOs and HoDs in government medical colleges, govt dental colleges, and associated hospitals of the state. According to the norms they are supposed to be stationed at their respective places. In contrary, some of them bluntly violate the norms.
A senior faculty member of SKIMS Soura opens clinic early in the morning. He writes prescription on plain papers. "He can't do private practice as per the rules. Despite that he indulges in private practice. He sees patients since 7 in the morning," a source at SKIMS Soura said.
Similarly, a doctor at Chest Disease Hospital too opens the clinic at 7 in the morning. "He can't do private practice but he sees patients at the dawn," a source said.
The private practice stands banned for SKIMS doctors since they get monthly non practicing allowances.
The government had imposed a blanket ban on the private practice of doctors at SKIMS after the latter launched an agitation during 2003-2004 demanding they should be treated at par with their counterparts from AIIMS, New Delhi, vis-a-vis salary and other benefits.
These doctors had given it in sworn affidavits at the time of joining the hospital that they accept the SKIMS rules and will not indulge in private practice.
A strong lobby of the doctors was stopping government from taking action against them despite authorities being well aware of the medicos who do private practice.
"Many doctors are also running their MRI Centres, CT Scan and labs while recommending their patients to get their test done there and charge them heavily. Some doctors see patients at their private clinics and do their surgeries and tests at SKIMS on the priority basis while the common people get suffer," the source said.
Government has told doctors several times either they have to choose either between keeping their job or private practice and any violation of the directions will be viewed seriously.
Last year, few doctors of SKIMS Soura were suspended after they were caught on camera indulging in private practice.
In 2017, the government framed a committee for banning private practice of doctors. Principal Secretary, Health and Medical Education Department was appointed as chairman of the committee while Director Health Services Kashmir, Director AIDS Control Society, and Additional Secretary, Health and Medical Education Department, its members. |
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