TN deputes doctors to HC amid protests
TIMES NEWS NETWORK 07.11.2024
Chennai : At a time when govt hospitals across the state are battling doctor shortage and unfilled vacancies, the Directorate of Medical Education has deputed a cardiologist and a general medicine specialist to Madras high court dispensary for daily duty with immediate effect. These doctors will remain in the court premises from morning till court hours every day.
On Monday, a day ahead of the high court’s building committee meeting, the Directorate of Medical Education, Dr J Sangumani, issued orders directing Madras Medical College Dean, Dr E The ranirajan, to depute assistant professor of cardiology Dr C Elango and assistant professor of general medicine Dr A T Jeyaraj, to the Madras high court dispensary with “immediate effect until further orders.” The decision was conveyed to judges during the building committee meeting on Tuesday. Health Secretary Supriya Sahu was also present.
The order follows a letter from the Madras high court registrar (administration) dated Oct 28. Doctors’ associations have protested the state’s decision to depute doctors full time to court premises. “The court dispensary must be strengthened with adequate drugs, life-saving equipment, and a good ambulance. Posting a cardiologist in a dispensary is a waste of resources. In case of emergency, duty doctors can refer patients to RGGGH within 15 minutes after first aid,” said Dr A Ramalingam, secretary of Service Doctors and Post-Graduates Association. Tamil Nadu Govt Doctors Association also protested the state’s decision to post specialists at the high court dispensary.
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