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| Doctors under scanner | | | | Doctors doing private practice in Jammu & Kashmir is once again being discussed at different forums. There are reports that the J&K government is mulling to ban the private practice of doctors to strengthen the healthcare in the newly carved Union Territory of J&K. Speculations are rife that the proposal to ban the private practice has already been given a final shape and announcement in this regard is expected soon. The biggest question is would banning the private practice really strengthen the healthcare in J&K? or will it add to chaos and confusion? The government run hospitals across J&K remain overcrowded and specialists hardly get any opportunity to see the patients in the hospitals. On the other hand, a patient can get a consultation from the specialist doctor just after paying anything between Rs 300 to Rs 500. This consultation fee is quite high in Punjab, Delhi and Mumbai as the doctors who work in government sector don't work in private clinics and the ones who run their own clinics in private hospitals charge according to their own wish and will. If the government bans private practice in Jammu & Kashmir, there is every possibility about the doctors, who have an established clientele saying good bye to their government job and switching on to private sector fully. This could make the healthcare more expensive. The previous regimes in the erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir had on many occasions tried to impose a blanket ban over the private practice of doctors but the process remained incomplete. Former administrators partially succeeded in their endeavour as they banned the private practice of the doctors associated with SKIMS, Soura in Srinagar. Despite a blanket ban, these doctors carried on with their practice covertly as they did not want to loose the quick bucks which they were making. If government decides to impose a ban on the private practice of doctors working in the health department one believes that nothing much will change except the places where doctors practice. Instead of shops they will open their own clinics at home and practice will go on. Doctors based in Jammu & Kashmir argue that they are underpaid and they are at the liberty to utilize their free time. May be on paper ban orders will be issued but its not possible for the government to keep a watch on every medico. To issue a ban order is not at all difficult but implementing it is a big task ? |
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