MP: 451 Medical officers promoted to post of specialists in state

The Free Press Journal reports that the decision to promote the medical officers was made after the the Madhya Pradesh Medical Officers' Association advocated a long time to promote postgraduate medical officers posted in government hospitals of the state and make them specialists.

For the past few months, patients were suffering due to lack of specialist doctors at the government hospitals and CHC's. After the recruitement of 451 doctors, it is expected that the problem will be solved in Bhopal.

Also read- J&K: Govt Mass Terminates 112 Doctors For Unauthorized Absence For Years

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that around 112 doctors in Jammu and Kashmir have been terminated based on the order of the Health and Medical Education Department for their alleged unauthorized absence from duties across J&K.

These doctors include 100 Medical Officers, 6 Consultants (surgeons), 2 Dental Surgeons, and four B-Grade Specialists, whose services were terminated via four separate orders issued by J&K Health and Medical Education Department, reports the Greater Kashmir.