DAK aghast over step-motherly treatment with doctors in new medical colleges of J&K
KD Desk
Srinagar, March 13: Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday reported fresh three COVID-related deaths while 99 more persons became victims of this deadly virus in the last 24 hours.
As per data available with Kashmir Despatch, 24 were from Jammu Division and 75 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total tally to 127535.
Among the fresh cases, the officials said that Srinagar reported 42 cases, Baramulla 12, Budgam 6, Pulwama 2, Kupwara 0, Anantnag 4, Bandipora 2, Ganderbal 2, Kulgam 2, Shopian 3, Jammu 14, Udhampur 1, Rajouri 0, Doda 0, Kathua 0, Samba 2, Kishtwar 0, Poonch 1, Ramban 0 and Reasi 0.
Regarding the fresh deaths, they said, two were reported from Kashmir Valley while one was from Jammu, taking an overall toll in J&K to 1974—730 in Jammu and 1244 in Valley.
Moreover, they said, 102 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and were discharged from various hospitals—11 from Jammu Division and 91 from Kashmir Valley.
Meanwhile, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday expressed its serious concerns over step-motherly treatment with doctors from the health department who are working on deputation in newly formed Govt Medical Colleges of Jammu and Kashmir. A delegation of such doctor’s called upon Central members of the Association and apprised the members that most of the senior specialists, specialists and super-specialist doctors are forced to work as either as junior residents or as multiple purpose medical officers rather than assigning them expert and stream specific job for which they have been deputed to such associated Hospitals.
In a statement to news agency Kashmir Despatch, DAK President Dr Suhail Naik, said it will be better for large patient interest and smooth functioning of hospital if the services of these consultants, specialist and super-specialist doctors from health dept are utilised in analogy with faculty members of GMCs .There will be harmful effects of this notion to create hurdles and obstruction in working of such doctors of health department.
General Secretary DAK, Dr Owais said it’s unfortunate that the doctors from the health department are pushed to the wall in New GMCs. It should not be made as a matter of ego between faculty members and specialist doctors of health with same or more qualification.
Degrees and experience of these specialist/ super specialist doctors should be respected and giving them optimal space for work so that there is a positive impact in-terms of services provided to the public at large. Furthermore it will also help in reducing the referrals to Tertiary Care Hospitals of Srinagar. It has also been brought in notice of DAK that while faculty members are allowed to proceed on vacations but many a times consultants from Health Department are not being allowed to proceed on earned leaves which is their legal right, reads the statement to Kashmir Dot Com.
A Conductive and cordial work environment is needed for the hour for optimal working and growth of departments in these newly formed GMCs.
Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) requests Financial Commissioner Health and Medical Education Dept, Attal Dullo to intervene in this sensitive matter so that long sufferings of Doctors as well as patients is put to an end in the larger interest of Health Care Delivery system.
