Plea to post technicians to handle dialysis equipment at govt hosps
TNN | Feb 15, 2020, 04.27 AM IST
The Madras high court has issued notice to the state government on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to appoint technicians to handle dialysis equipment at all the government hospitals in the state.
In his petition, K Pushpavanam, a resident of Madurai, stated that as per the guidelines, dialysis equipment should be handled by a qualified technician. There should be one qualified technician to handle three machines, however, an RTI report reveals that only seven dialysis technicians are appointed in government hospitals and that too on temporary basis.
If the dialysis machines are handled by unqualified people, then it poses a threat to the patients who are undergoing dialysis at the hospitals as there are chances of the patients getting transmission of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C. Due to improper handling of the equipment, nearly 20 people who underwent dialysis at the Stanley Medical College at Chennai were affected with Hepatitis C in 2014.
Hence, the petitioner moved the high court Madurai bench seeking for a direction to appoint technicians to handle dialysis equipments and to install new dialysis units in all the government hospitals in the state. The petitioner also sought for a direction to administer vaccination for Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C for all dialysis patients on a regular basis.
Hearing the plea, a division bench of justice M Duraiswamy and justice T Ravindran issued notice to the state government and adjourned the case to a further date for hearing.
TNN | Feb 15, 2020, 04.27 AM IST
The Madras high court has issued notice to the state government on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to appoint technicians to handle dialysis equipment at all the government hospitals in the state.
In his petition, K Pushpavanam, a resident of Madurai, stated that as per the guidelines, dialysis equipment should be handled by a qualified technician. There should be one qualified technician to handle three machines, however, an RTI report reveals that only seven dialysis technicians are appointed in government hospitals and that too on temporary basis.
If the dialysis machines are handled by unqualified people, then it poses a threat to the patients who are undergoing dialysis at the hospitals as there are chances of the patients getting transmission of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C. Due to improper handling of the equipment, nearly 20 people who underwent dialysis at the Stanley Medical College at Chennai were affected with Hepatitis C in 2014.
Hence, the petitioner moved the high court Madurai bench seeking for a direction to appoint technicians to handle dialysis equipments and to install new dialysis units in all the government hospitals in the state. The petitioner also sought for a direction to administer vaccination for Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C for all dialysis patients on a regular basis.
Hearing the plea, a division bench of justice M Duraiswamy and justice T Ravindran issued notice to the state government and adjourned the case to a further date for hearing.
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