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| Shortage of doctors in hospitals taking toll on healthcare services | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 27: The patient care in Government Medical college and associated hospitals of the state is severely hit, with 414 posts of doctors, Professors lying vacant in GMC Srinagar and Jammu.
Officials in the health department said that severe shortage of doctors and medical practitioners is seriously affecting patient care. "Paucity of doctors in these major hospitals is affecting healthcare system badly in the state," one of the top health officials on condition of anonymity told ET.
He said that GMC Srinagar has the highest 258 vacant posts out of its total sanctioned strength of 519. "There is dearth of 38 Professors, 43 Associate Professors and 47 Assistant Professors while as Government Medical College Jammu has the vacancies of 156 posts out of its total sanctioned strength of 390. There is shortage of 23 Professors, 34 Associate Professors and 30 Assistant Professors" the officials said.
A senior doctor wishing anonymity said that despite shortage of doctors and rising patient influx, the government is doing nothing in this regard.
One of the officials of the government while admitting the shortage said that 116 entry-level faculty posts of lecturers in GMCs have been already referred to Public Service Commission for selection of suitable candidates. "It is true we are short of doctors but we are on job to meet this problem," he said.
The Health and Medical Education, Bali Bhagat, had admitted the dearth of medicos in the state. "We are facing shortage of doctors and professors and it should be cause of concern for all of us," he had said.
Meanwhile sources said that the public health system, especially medical facilities in rural areas are also very poor. "The rural health-care system is composed of three tiers. Sub-centres are manned by trained health workers and auxiliary nurse midwives, with each centre covering up to 5000 people. Primary health centres, which act as the first point of contact between village communities and a medical officer, are supposed to have a doctor supported by 14 paramedics and other staff. Community health centres are meant to have four medical specialists (a surgeon, physician, gynaecologist, and paediatrician) supported by 21 paramedic and other staff as well as 30 beds and facilities such as an operating theatre and radiology room. However sources said that these health centers are short of such staff.
During the past few decades, the central health ministry and state government has attempted various strategies to attract doctors to rural areas, such as compulsory rural postings, linking rural postings to admission into postgraduate courses, and offering monetary incentives, but still doctors prefer their postings in the urban areas. |
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