BHUBANESWAR: The Health Department has suspended a doctor who was posted at Mangalpur Community Health Centre (CHC) but was found absent from duty. During Health Secretary Anu Garg’s visit to Puri, she found that the doctor Bana Jyotsna Devi was absent but she had not applied for leave. Garg ordered her suspension and directed initiation of departmental proceedings against her for dereliction of duty. In two separate incidents, the Department has directed similar action against doctors for demanding gratification from the patients. Dr Goutam Meher of Junagarh CHC in Kalahandi and Dr Brahmananda Dash of Bargarh Hospital faced the action.RAIDS: Garg has ordered that a central squad be constituted to conduct raids periodically in the districts and take action against doctors who remain absent without leave. The squad has to submit district-wise reports to the department. The Health Department has long been facing flak for inadequate number of doctors at the peripheral health centres. Moreover, in many instances, doctors are found not joining their place of posting.
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