Uttarakhand: 240 Doctors May face Suspension
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Dehradun: The decision of the Uttarakhand government, of transferring as many as 240 doctors to different posts, including hilly areas, seems to have fueled a major battle between the state government and medical practitioners in the state.
It is reported that while many medical practitioners are refusing to take the government's transfer orders to far flung areas, threatening to go to court; the state government on the other hand has threatened to Suspend those, who do not follow its transfer orders
The department is already struggling with the problem of acute shortage of doctors and had to ensure the limited supply was adequately distributed.
Justifying the government standOm Prakash, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Health told Tribune, "It is in the interest of people residing in the far-flung areas that they be provided medical care by doctors, with this in mind we had transferred several of them to the health facilities located in the hilly areas, where there are non-existent doctors."
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