UP: 229 Doctors appointment letters cancelled for not joining duty
Lucknow: Taking action against 229 doctors in Uttar Pradesh who failed to join duty in government hospitals within six months post the issued date of appointment letter, the state health department cancelled their appointment letters barring them from joining anymore.
The order issued by the director (administration) medical health read, "The selected doctors did not join duty, neither did they give any representation/letter regarding when they will join duty. Hence, as per the rules, their appointment letter is being cancelled."
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A senior health official said, "The order means these doctors will not be able to join duty now. They can perhaps apply again when vacancies are announced if they wish to work for government hospitals."
These doctors, whose appointments have been cancelled, have specializations in different fields like gynaecology, paediatrics, ENT, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, pathology, microbiology, forensics, anaesthesia, psychiatry and public health.
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