Minister orders inquiry into Anakapalli DCHS and 21 medical staff for ‘dereliction of duties'
According to a press release from the Medical and Health Department on Sunday, a team from Anti-Corruption Bureau (ABC) had conducted surprise inspections at the hospital in February 2020 and submitted the findings to the department last month.
Based on the ACB report, the Minister said that a speedy inquiry should be conducted and disciplinary action taken against the 22 medical staff of the hospital, including District Coordinator of Health Services (DCHS), nine doctors and 12 head and staff nurses.
The hospital had been operating a canteen without a valid licence and did not have proper documentation of the food being served to patients, the release said. The canteen failed to serve quality food and the nurses did not perform their duties properly, the Minister said quoting the report.
The ACB held the DCHS responsible for failing to supervise the workings of the hospital and suggested penalties for the the official and also disciplinary action against the other 21 medical staff for dereliction of duties.
Meanwhile, the Minister said that the incident from 2020 reflects the situation of government hospitals under the previous regime. After the TDP-led NDA government came to power, regular meetings are being held to review and monitor attendance of medical staff and to check corruption in government hospitals, the Minister said. It has been made clear to the district-level officers that they would be responsible for proper implementation of health schemes and performance of medical staff, he added.
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