Health dept. moves to rationalise cardiologist posts, doctors rue redeployment policy

In a bid to guarantee optimal utilisation and show of cath labs successful the State, the Health section has projected rationalisation of cardiologist posts from assorted authorities aesculapian assemblage hospitals by upgrading, redeploying and surrendering of “excess” posts. However, a conception of authorities doctors and associations person erstwhile again argued that redeployment is not a sustainable solution, and that creating caller posts is indispensable successful the agelong run.

In an authoritative connection to deans of authorities aesculapian assemblage hospitals, the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) and Research sought details for rationalisation of cardiologist posts specified arsenic presumption of posts projected for surrender, to beryllium upgraded and to beryllium redeployed.