Patients protest in SDH Bandipora


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Mir Tariq, Bandipora, May 9: Hundreds of patient's on Friday protested against the non availability of staff in Sub District Hospital (SDH) Bandipora.
The patients admitted in SDH Bandipora and people visiting the hospital to seek treatment alleged that proper patient care is not provided to the patients by the doctors. They complained that the hospital is not having adequate staff to cope with the patient rush. The patients alleged that their attendants have to roam from one room to another to locate a doctor and paramedics. “The doctors and para-medical staff in the hospital are not taking their duties seriously and remain busy with their own work rather than attending to patients in the SDH,” complained the attendants of the patient.They alleged that the Block Medical Officer (BMO) is not taking his services seriously, which is affecting patient-care "I am here in hospital from three days and always found BMO’s chamber locked. When whenever I tried to contact the subordinate staff, they too were missing,” said Jamsheed Ahmed, adding, "I faced lot of problems during my stay in the hospital"."Actually the staff members in the hospital are disturbed from previous two months as the office is without BMO. The present in-charge BMO was transferred in month of March" said an employee of SDH Bandipopra, pleading anonymity.A local, Zahoor Ahmed said, "Due to confusion about the BMO, the doctors and paramedical staff is not taking their duties seriously, which in turn affects the patient care in the hospital".Zahoor added, "In the first week of April, government transferred BMOs of various hospitals but BMO's posting in the Bandipora SDH was not solved"Patients as well as locals have called on authorities to post the BMO in the hospital as early as possible so that it can function smoothly and normally.While talking to Rising Kashmir Director Health Dr. Muzzafer said "In the interest of patient-care and betterment of public, in charge BMO Bandipopra has been attached to Direction Office under Order Number 76/GAZof 2008 and endorsement Es-3/1-133/383-88 dated May 08”.Chief Medical Officer Bandipora Dr. Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din said that in pursuance of the order from director health services, incharge BMO Bandipora was relieved today under order number CMO/Bpr/173-78”.