Punjab: Health minister suspends Senior Medical officer over irregularities
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Punjab: The issue of government doctors prescribing medicines from outside to patients has caught the attention of Surjit Kumar Jyani, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Punjab.
In a recent action by the minister, the Senior Medical Officer of sub-divisional hospital, Phagwara, Dr Narinder Singh has been suspended on account of negligence.
A surprise visit was made by Vini Mahajan, principal secretary, Health and Family welfare, Punjab, to the hospital, following which the reported action was taken by the minister. During her visit, Vini made strong observations of many irregularities, more importantly that the patients were asked to purchase medicines and do laboratory tests outside the government hospital.
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