Nitesh Sangral

Health Minister opposes Govt's policy guidelines 12/26/2015 Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 26: Contradicting the road map of the Finance Minister of incorporating Public Private Partnership (PPP) to improve health and other sectors in the state, Minister for Health and Medical Education yet again stood on different page by saying that PPP mode will not be introduced in health sector in the State. Pertinently, Jammu and Kashmir Government recently stated that 10 key sectors have been identified for rapid infrastructure upgradation in Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode including health sector to introduce new and latest technology in addressing the health needs of the state and made good State's progress on key health indicators like life expectancy and infant mortality. "Till I'm Minister, the PPP mode will not be introduced in health sector in the State and will ensure that all medical facilities would be provided free in gover...

12/23/2015 Early Times Report   Jammu, Dec 23: The doctors at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) Jammu have allegedly refused to operate a patient who was critically injured in a road accident and was shifted to GMCH from Sub District Hospital (SDH) Bishnah for specialized treatment. Narrating their woeful plight with ‘Early Times’, the family members of the patient who had a fractured leg alleged that due to an unholy nexus between the chemist shops and doctors, they are denied treatment/operation as in haste they brought surgical items randomly but not from a particular medical shop specified by the doctors. One of the family members said, “Patient namely Raju Gupta resident of Bishnah got his left leg fractured in road accident eight days ago and he was brought to Sub District Hospital Bishnah in a hope to get specialized treatment at the GMC&H Jammu.”  “Ironically things got from bad to worse for them as doctors refused to operate upon the patie...

12/21/2015 Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report  Jammu, Dec 21: Already facing neglect and apathy of government, Ayurvedic Hospital Jammu has now turned into parking lot for the neighbouring shops owners and others, courtesy apathetical attitude of the Hospital administration. Officials of the hospital informed that unauthorized parking of vehicles in front of hospital's gate was causing inconvenience to patients and their attendants, but the administration of the hospital has not shown any concern to regulate the traffic at entry and exit points. Moreover, employees of the Director Health Services (DHS) Jammu also seen parked their vehicle in the premises, further aggravating the problem. Taking benefits of non-serious attitude of the hospital administration, some nearby shopkeepers park their vehicles resulting into total chaos in the front gate of hospital," they maintained.   "Interestingly, neither the hospital administration has bothered ...

12/19/2015 Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report     Jammu, Dec 19: Many female patients are uncomfortable with the male technicians who perform ECG and other tests. Since the start of this diagnostic facility only male technicians of Government Medical College (GMC) and Hospital Jammu have been deputed to conduct Electro-cardio-gram (ECG) tests be it male or the female which often put the male technicians cornered while dealing some old aged female patients. Due to lack of female technicians in this unit of radio diagnostic department, the female patients are subjected to discomfort and the authorities have never bothered to address the issue. The female patients for last many years are feeling it but they can't help it due to root cause i.e. shortage of Female Technicians. However, the Jammu and Kashmir Health and Medical Education Department is least bother in cases of female patients' right. Doctors in GMC Hospital Jammu informed Early ...

Hundreds of patients left to fend for themselves 12/16/2015 Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report   Jammu, Dec 15: The claims of the Health and Medical Education Department may be tallest about medicare facilities available in the government hospitals but sadly hundreds of patients, who are suffering from Haemophilia have been left to die due to non-availability of the anti Haemophilia factors in Government Medical College (GMC) and Hospital Srinagar for last more than two months. Similarly, in Jammu Province most of time, the patients deprived from the anti Haemophilia factors as shortage of stock due to non-seriousness of department of concern towards those patients, who are already victim of nature (suffering from life-long disease). However, Medical Superintendent of Shri Maharaja Ghulab Singh (SMGS) Hospital Jammu, Dr Dara Singh admitted and said, "At present anti Haemophilia factors are available in the hospital but we also sent a proposal to higher auth...

12/15/2015 Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report   Jammu, Dec 14: On the hind side of government's claims of being responsive and considerate to the issues of the people at large, Daily Wagers and need based workers of GMCH and associated hospitals have not been paid their meagre salaries for over two years. Frustrated to the core, these workers are mulling to shun their works, which may completely jeopardize patient care in this premier health care institution. "Nearly 160 daily wagers (Mech) engaged at Government Medical College and Hospital, Shri Maharaja Ghulab Singh (SMGS) Hospital, Chest Diseases (CD) Hospital and Super Speciality Hospital (SSH) Jammu are running Gas plants, ICUs, CCUs, Operation Theaters (OT) Out Patients Departments (OPD)s, lifts, Water plants and others crucial units, and are likely to shun their work as they have not been paid for months together, " said a hospital employee. "If any employee works for a month and is not paid ...