Additionally, the State Health and Family Welfare Department has taken action against staff accused of demanding money from patients for services that are meant to be free.
Health Minister Ma Subramanian confirmed the disciplinary actions. Speaking to DT Next, he said, "Accepting money from the public or taking any form of bribe is completely unacceptable. The government has acted firmly to protect patients and uphold ethical standards."
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He added that Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, after reviewing media reports on the incident, ordered immediate and decisive action. To improve awareness among patients, the government will install 50 new signboards across the hospital campus clearly stating that all medical services are free and no payments should be made to staff members. Reaffirming the State’s zero tolerance for corruption in healthcare, Subramanian stressed that the government would continue to “act decisively” whenever patient rights are violated.
Earlier in the day, the minister visited the Regional Institute of Ophthalmology and Government Ophthalmic Hospital in Egmore to inaugurate two battery-operated vehicles for patient convenience. He highlighted the state’s substantial investments in eye care, including the inauguration of a new Rs 65-crore hospital building during its bicentenary celebrations and additional spending of Rs 74 crore on specialised services.
He highlighted Tamil Nadu’s achievements in eye care, including conducting more than 12,000 cataract camps, one lakh free cataract surgeries, five lakh donated corneas, and large-scale screenings for schoolchildren, resulting in free spectacles for nearly three lakh students, reports DT Next.
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Medical Dialogues had previously reported that Health Minister Ma Subramanian announced that the Tamil Nadu government will gradually expand treatment for children with type 1 diabetes to all state-run hospitals, starting with three more cities. Currently, children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes receive treatment in seven district government hospitals, he added.
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