Paediatrician sends Rs 1 crore Defamation notice to Medical Superintendent
Patiala: A city-based paediatrician associated with Government Rajindra Hospital, earlier accused of referring patients to a private lab, has served a defamation notice of Rs 1 crore to the Medical Superintendent who claimed the allegation during his surprise visit to the hospital wards.
The Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that the Medical Superintendent had visited the OPD of the Pediatrics Department at the Mother and Child Health building. He went to discuss a matter related to the government-run scheme Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK). The official got suspicious when he saw two people sitting in the OPD. When queried, they admitted that they were medical representatives of a private lab.
In the meantime, when patients were questioned in regarding the referral, they revealed that they were being reportedly referred to a private lab by one Dr Kaur, a well-known paediatrician and was awarded at national and international level for her work.
The matter was sent to the higher authorities for investigation.
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However, Dr Kaur had denied any such allegations and claimed to be framed by the authorities by planting a patient against her.
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