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| Chib orders suspension of 2 NOs, orders hospital adm to lodge FIR against MRs | | Medical rep-hospital nexus exposed | | Early Times Report
Jammu , June 11: Taking serious note of Medical Representatives and Hospitals, the Minister for Medical Education, Youth Services and Sports R S Chib during a surprise visit spotted four medical representatives along with two Nursing Orderlies (NOs) indulging with office record in one of the rooms of Head of the Department, Orthopaedics. Minister suspended hospital employees immediately and asked to register FIR against MRs
The suspended nursing orderlies have been identified as Ravinder Kumar and Devi Dayal while the medical representative against whom lodging of FIR was ordered are Akash Gupta and Varun Sharma from CIPLA, Yaiti from Himalaya Drugs and Sameer from Wambury Ltd.
"This is beginning of breaking the nexus that is unfortunately prevalent in the hospitals. Such unethical practices badly impact the hospital functioning and jeopradise the patient welfare", the Minister said, asserting that this practice will be brought to end and stern action taken against those facilitating this.
Earlier Minister for Medical Education issued instructions to the Medical Superintendent for lodging FIR against the medical representatives.
Meantime R S Chib warned the staff, particularly those at the junior levels, to desist from such anti-patient activities or be prepared for stringent action. He also sought the cooperation of the people, patients and their attendants, to maintain vigil on such elements and inform the concerned immediately so that this menace is checked effectively.
He said instructions have been issued to heads of all the units and hospitals to stop this practice forthwith and take action when the presence of unauthorized elements is brought to their notice. He also asked the drug companies to refrain from such malpractices otherwise strict action under law would be taken against them.
"Patient care should be the prime concern of every medico and paramedic as they are supposed to carry out most noble service to the needy", he maintained. Pertinently the minister conducted a surprise check of Dental College, Jammu and went round various units and inspected the availability of medicines besides checking the status of supply position in the register. He also cautioned against irregularities and directed for proper maintenance of supply record. He also visited oral medicine and radiology, orthodontics, prothodontics and other units.
The Minister asked the concerned especially the Principal of the college to be more responsive and accountable towards their duties.
Chib also expressed dissatisfaction over the pace of progress on the construction of Dental College and asked the executing agency, JKPCC to improve its working for early completion of the building.
Chib said that this ambitious project was sanctioned for the state only due to the efforts of Centre, Union Health Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who are keen to see J&K 'health sector flourish to the fullest. |
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