Inquiry panel constituted to look into complaint of doctor misbehaving with HP CM's mother

According to the complaint, the chief minister’s mother along with her two relatives had on April 9 visited Nadaun Civil Hospital where the doctor on duty allegedly did not behave properly with her.

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A reply was sought from the doctor in which he said that he was not aware of the identity of the elderly patient. The doctor also claimed that had only asked the family members accompanying the patient to wear masks.

Following the doctor’s reply, an inquiry committee has been constituted and a report would be submitted soon, Hamirpur Chief Medical Officer R K Agnihotri said.

He said a detailed investigation would be conducted into the matter and it would be ensured that patients do not face any inconvenience at hospitals.

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu laid the foundation stone of the first positron emission tomography (PET) scan block at the Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) Hospital. The block, to be constructed at a cost of Rs 45.68 crore, would be a three-story building with modern amenities for patients, doctors and paramedical staff and a parking space for about 50 vehicles. The chief minister said patients from the state had to travel to Chandigarh or Delhi for a PET scan which was very expensive and added that once the PET block is completed, it would facilitate in the detection of cancer, response and follow-up and be helpful to cardiology, psychiatry, urology and other departments. A sum of Rs 21 crore would be spent for single positron emission tomography (PET) computed tomography (CT) machine, Rs 9 crore for photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) CT machine and Rs 15.68 crore for civil works.

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