Wear uniform on duty or face action: Delhi govt tells Medical staff

New Delhi: The Delhi government has directed the medical staff in its hospitals to wear their designated uniforms, after they were found not wearing them despite getting the allowance for it, according to an official order. 

The order issued by Amit Singla, secretary, of Health and Family Welfare, said action will be initiated against those not following the directions.

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It also stated that the staff members draw an allowance for the uniform.

"The medical staff deployed in the health facilities under GNCT of Delhi, including contractual staff, are provided with aprons/uniform allowance and washing allowance.

"However it has been observed that the medical staff are sometimes found without the mandatory uniform, for which allowances are drawn by them in the salary/ provided to them," read the order issued by Singla.

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The medical directors, medical superintendents, and the department heads will be responsible for compliance with the order.

A senior doctor at Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital called the order a routine exercise, adding that authorities at his hospital ensure that the guidelines are followed.

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that the Delhi government in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India on Monday set up an oxygen generation plant in GB Pant Hospital to augment the facility of oxygen supply capabilities. 

The oxygen plant utilises pressure swing adsorption (PSA) technology to produce up to 1,050 litres of oxygen per minute. It will serve approximately 750 hospital beds, including those supported by ventilators and the intensive care unit at Gobind Ballabh Pant Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research.