During a four-hour review meeting at the State Secretariat, the Minister expressed serious concern over repeated complaints of doctors being unavailable, especially in teaching hospitals, district headquarters hospitals, area hospitals, and community health centres. He instructed authorities to track the number of patients each doctor examines daily in OPDs and submit detailed performance reports regularly.
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Yadav stressed that doctors and para-medical staff displaying irresponsibility would face immediate action, while those performing exceptionally well should be identified and rewarded monthly. He insisted on strict enforcement of the Face Recognition Attendance System and stated that no leniency would be shown to staff indulging in malpractices despite repeated warnings, reports TNIE. At the same time, Yadav emphasised that doctors providing quality medical services should be recognised and encouraged. He made it clear that while good performance would be rewarded, there would be no leniency for those failing to fulfil their duties.
The Minister also criticised the poor performance of hospital administrators in teaching hospitals, noting that many are not stationed on campus, which hampers smooth patient services. He also raised concerns about the practice of re-registering inpatients under OPD to inflate patient numbers and ordered a thorough review of the system.
In addition to government hospitals, Yadav directed officials to ensure private hospitals implement ABHA IDs and mandatorily register cancer treatment details in the Notifiable Disease Registry.
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He observed that this reporting is not being properly maintained and directed officials to take the necessary corrective measures.
According to the Hindu, Principal Secretary Saurabh Gaur, Director of Secondary Health Chakradhar Babu, and others were present in the meeting.
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