The required approvals from the L-G house have been received and now we will initiate the process of hiring the retired medical professionals, says government official
To meet the shortage of doctors in Delhi government hospitals, the department of health will begin the process of hiring retired medical professionals between the age of 65 and 70 years on a contractual basis for a period of two years.
According to sources, Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Anil Baijal has given a nod to the proposal made the department. As of now, around 30 per cent of the posts is lying vacant in various state government hospitals.
"The required approvals from the L-G house have been received and now we will initiate the process of hiring the retired medical professionals. These doctors will sit for the interview process and will be hired on the various post as per the requirement," said a senior official from Delhi government.
Recently, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had ordered all the hospital heads to fill up all the vacancies in the department by September 15.
Even two of Delhi's top government hospitals -- Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital and Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital don't have a top boss after the medical directors retired this year. The hospitals which are attached with the medical institutes are being managed by the deans who have been given the additional charge by the government, for the time being.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is responsible for the recruitment of regular doctors at hospitals run by both the Delhi government as well as the Centre. Hospitals themselves hire ad-hoc and contractual doctors. Experts say the UPSC's recruitment process is tedious. From advertisements about vacancies to final interviews, the commission spends years to hire a doctor, they say.
India has seven doctors for every 10,000 people, half the global average, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Data from the Indian Medical Association (IMA) shows the country needs more than 50,000 critical care specialists but has just 8,350.
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India has seven doctors for every 10,000 people, half the global average, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Data from the Indian Medical Association (IMA) shows the country needs more than 50,000 critical care specialists but has just 8,350.
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