Punjab to rope in private doctors to treat patients in government hospitals
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Chandigarh: The civil surgeons of Punjab will coordinate with the state chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to deploy willing private medical professionals in government hospitals. Punjab health minister Dr Balbir Singh on Monday directed the civil surgeons to also reach out to retired doctors who are willing to serve in government hospitals.
The minister visited the directorate of health and family welfare and presided over a review meeting of civil surgeons. In order to ensure that no patient encountered any difficulties in accessing government health services, he also urged the civil surgeons to make the most use of available resources, reports Times of India.
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