‘Form committee to monitor govt docs’ attendance’
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:14.03.2019
The Madras high court has directed the government to constitute a monitoring committee to supervise the attendance and assess the performance of government doctors and maintenance of government medical hospitals across the state.
Justice SM Subramaniam has also directed the government to recover adequate compensation from government doctors who violate terms of service, including the lock-in periods, after completing postgraduation under government quota.
The judge passed the order while dismissing a plea moved by Dr Silamban, a government doctor, who had been absenting from service for the past seven-and-a-halfyears without authorization. The petitioner who joined the service through TNPSC in 1993, later completed his diploma in anaesthesiology as a service candidate with stipend.
“Government doctors are gaining rich experiences at the cost of public money and even through public themselves, who all are attending government hospitals. Poor men are being used as guinea pig for learning. Poor man’s body is dissected and provided for learning. Government resources and life of poor men are at the mercy of government doctors. If no adequate measures are taken to monitor the quality of treatment and performances undertaken, the state is failing in its duty to uphold the right to life ensured to the citizen under the Constitution,” Justice Subramaniam said.
Apart from corrupt practices at government hospitals, it is painful to pen down that doctors themselves are irregular in attending duty, resulting in death of patients, who all are not in a position to afford quality treatment from corporate hospitals, the judge added.
Noting that the situation results in denial of social justice and equal treatment, the court said, economic condition of a citizen cannot be a ground for denial of quality treatment. Thus, the government is duty-bound to ensure cleanliness, availability of doctors, including speciality treatment, paramedical staff, supporting staff, which all are imminent and a constitutional mandate.
Adding that frequent complaints are noticed across the state that government doctors are developing their private practice by neglecting public duty, Justice Subramaniam said, “It is a misconduct both under the service rules as well as MCI regulations. Thus, adequate steps are highly warranted.”
The court asked the government to recover adequate compensation from those who violate service terms
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:14.03.2019
The Madras high court has directed the government to constitute a monitoring committee to supervise the attendance and assess the performance of government doctors and maintenance of government medical hospitals across the state.
Justice SM Subramaniam has also directed the government to recover adequate compensation from government doctors who violate terms of service, including the lock-in periods, after completing postgraduation under government quota.
The judge passed the order while dismissing a plea moved by Dr Silamban, a government doctor, who had been absenting from service for the past seven-and-a-halfyears without authorization. The petitioner who joined the service through TNPSC in 1993, later completed his diploma in anaesthesiology as a service candidate with stipend.
“Government doctors are gaining rich experiences at the cost of public money and even through public themselves, who all are attending government hospitals. Poor men are being used as guinea pig for learning. Poor man’s body is dissected and provided for learning. Government resources and life of poor men are at the mercy of government doctors. If no adequate measures are taken to monitor the quality of treatment and performances undertaken, the state is failing in its duty to uphold the right to life ensured to the citizen under the Constitution,” Justice Subramaniam said.
Apart from corrupt practices at government hospitals, it is painful to pen down that doctors themselves are irregular in attending duty, resulting in death of patients, who all are not in a position to afford quality treatment from corporate hospitals, the judge added.
Noting that the situation results in denial of social justice and equal treatment, the court said, economic condition of a citizen cannot be a ground for denial of quality treatment. Thus, the government is duty-bound to ensure cleanliness, availability of doctors, including speciality treatment, paramedical staff, supporting staff, which all are imminent and a constitutional mandate.
Adding that frequent complaints are noticed across the state that government doctors are developing their private practice by neglecting public duty, Justice Subramaniam said, “It is a misconduct both under the service rules as well as MCI regulations. Thus, adequate steps are highly warranted.”
The court asked the government to recover adequate compensation from those who violate service terms
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