Health care not adequate, expedite recruitment of doctors, says Delhi HC
3 April 2014 5:32 AM IST
Observing that status of health care in the national capital is better than other states but not adequate in absolute terms, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the city government to expedite the process of recruiting doctors and nurses to hospitals run by the state.
A bench of acting chief justice BD Ahmed and Justice S Mridul also observed that the nearly 40 per cent vacancies in government hospitals for the posts of medical officers and specialists is a ‘human resource problem’.
The court made the observation after the Health Secretary of Delhi government submitted that a recruitment drive is underway to induct over 600 medical officers and more than 200 specialists in the hospitals run by the state.
The official also assured the court that efforts are underway to fill up the vacancies in the hospitals so that the people do not suffer from want of adequate skilled manpower. He also said that the immediate manpower requirement of some hospitals shall be taken care of by interim measures.
The court said the status report be filed a week before the next date of hearing, 14 May.
A bench of acting chief justice BD Ahmed and Justice S Mridul also observed that the nearly 40 per cent vacancies in government hospitals for the posts of medical officers and specialists is a ‘human resource problem’.
The court made the observation after the Health Secretary of Delhi government submitted that a recruitment drive is underway to induct over 600 medical officers and more than 200 specialists in the hospitals run by the state.
The official also assured the court that efforts are underway to fill up the vacancies in the hospitals so that the people do not suffer from want of adequate skilled manpower. He also said that the immediate manpower requirement of some hospitals shall be taken care of by interim measures.
The court said the status report be filed a week before the next date of hearing, 14 May.
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