5/11/2016
Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 10: The
decision of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) Jammu to start
evening clinics is likely to meet the same fate again because of the reluctance
of most doctors against the initiative.
Doctors of the GMC&H
have been opposing the idea of evening clinics ever since the idea was mooted a
couple of years ago to check and monitor the private practice by government
doctors, which was banned by the state high court and also make the services of
these doctors available to the Patients after the normal working hours.
In a meeting held at the
GMC&H on Tuesday, many doctors even threatened to quit their job if they
were impelled to attend evening clinics.
A group of doctors told
Early Times that it is good initiative to start evening clinics in the
government hospitals in view of patient care especially for those who visit
from far flung areas. "Since the hospital timing has been changed, the
patients who visiting from far flung area are failing to get attention of
doctors as Out Patient Department (OPD) is closed by the time they reach,
"they stated.
Pertinently, state
government had opened much hyped evening clinics in the premier hospitals in
Jammu and Kashmir on May 1, 2013 to provide better health care facilities to
poor and needy people but unfortunately the clinics had failed to function due
to un-willingness of doctors to attend the evening clinics.
"Astonishingly, there
were only three doctors who had attended evening clinics established in GMC
hospital here as there had not fixed schedule and doctors visited these clinics
as per their convenience", sources said.
Annoyed over decision of
opening evening clinics, some faculty members wishing anonymity said that
instead of easing the load on the hospitals, these clinics will add to the load
and would create chaos. "The patients visiting GMC are giving long dates
for certain tests and investigations due to heavy rush and paucity of
equipments. There are no required and necessary equipments in the nursing home,
"they stated and adding that it is not good for doctors' as well as
patients as a doctor will be given less time to the patient and doctors will
come under stress by giving double stress once in morning other at evening.
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