Kerala: Induction of exclusive medical vigilance wing with police team
Kozhikode: The latest initiative of the Kerala Government in inducting an exclusive medical vigilance wing, with a police team headed by a Deputy Superintendent of Police, is expected to clean up the government healthcare scenario by curtailing malpractices being witnessed in the State.
The proposal to induct professionals to constitute a vigilance team has been mooted as the present vigilance wing within the department have not been able to effectively prevent the private practice and corruption among the medical professionals attached with Government hospitals.
Thanks to the committed responsibility of the state Health Minister KK Shylaja in bettering the health care sector of Kerala, there has been visible changes being witnessed in the Government hospitals in cleanliness, patient care and augmenting healthcare facilities.
The latest one in the series, a professional vigilance wing, would enable reporting of private practice by doctors of medical colleges and hospitals besides hook up the corrupt officials, both medical and non-medical, demanding bribe for services.
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