Chandigarh Health Secretary orders transfers, doctors not moved for 15 to 30 years
The investigation disclosed that 49 members of the nursing staff who were the oldest employees brought in Chandigarh have been serving the facility since 1991, while the city had seven medical officers since 2004.;
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Chandigarh: The UT health secretary, Yashpal Garg has recently made a surprise visit to the health and wellness centres (HWCs) of Chandigarh and identified a lack of efficiency and enthusiasm in the senior staff who have been serving in the facility for more than 15 years.
During the visit, he found the SMO chatting with the pharmacist and also noticed a complacent attitude in several senior staff. Following the incident, the UT health secretary Yashpal Garg on Sunday issued orders for transferring the senior medical officer of the Sector-33 HWC to the Government Multi-Specialty Hospital (GMSH) in Sector 16.
Other than the SMO, he also noticed that a peon dispensed medicine. Even after getting a promotion, the SMO kept on working in that dispensary for the last 22 years, reports Times of India. during the last inspection also most of the senior medical officers and medical officers were spotted sleeping on duty.
These doctors and paramedical employees have worked in the same hospitals for 12 to 20 years. According to sources, authorities now will ensure that all the transfers are carried out based on performance and not on the recommendation. Last year, an RTI (Right to Information) was filed by local activist R K Garg and the study revealed that the health department had over 420 people on one post in one centre for more than five years, with some of them working there since 1989. Some of the staff members have even served on only one post for their total service period.
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