5 specialist doctors relieved for being absent during duty in Punjab
"We do not have any provision of black-listing such doctors otherwise we would have done that as well. However, we will still make sure that they are not able to join any government services in future, stated Dr Singh, Principal, Rajindra Hospital.
Chandigarh: In a stringent view, five specialist doctors have been relieved by the Punjab Government for being absent from duty since their appointment at the super-speciality centre of Government Rajindra Hospital, Patiala 2 years ago.
In October 2018, the medical practitioners were selected by the state government to run various super-speciality departments including cardiology, nephrology, gastroenterology, endocrinology and neurology at the hospital. The doctors were reportedly handed over the appointment letter as well. However, the doctors failed to join duty.
As per Dr Harjinder Singh, Principal, Government Medical College and Rajindra Hospital, the specialists kept on making excuses and false promises to postpone their joining. Moreover, the doctors remained absent from duty despite seeking a couple of month's extension to join duty.
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