Srinagar, Feb 02: Patient care in Kulgam and Gurez has been severely impacted by shortage of manpower in numerous hospitals. This was revealed in Right to Information (RTI) response filed by M.M. Shuja.
In Gurez, the hospitals that face staff shortage include CHC Dawar Gurez, PHC Sheikpora Tulial, PHC Badugam, NTPHC Bagtoor, NTPHC Barnal, NTPHC Gujran and MAC Badwan Gurez.
It has been revealed that in the medical block Gurez there is also a shortage of one post of consultant gynaecologist, consultant physician, consultant paediatrician, two dental surgeons at PHC Sheikpora and PHC Badugam.
Similarly, six posts of medical officers are vacant NTPHC Bagtoor, NTPHC Barnai, NTPHC Gujran, NTPHC Kilshey, NTPHC Wanpora and NTPHC Kamzalwan.
The reply reveals that the posts lying vacant at CHC Dawar include two head pharmacists, one head X-ray technician, one senior x-ray technician, one junior x-ray technician, one head lab technician, one supervisory lab technician, one senior lab technician, one junior lab technician, one head dental technician, one senior opthalmic technician, one junior opthalmic technician, one junior physiotherapist, one junior theatre technician, seven junior grade nurses, one sanitary inspector and one chauffeur.
At PHC Sheikpora, post of supervisory pharmacist and junior assistant are lying vacant while at PHC Badugam posts of community health officer, supervisory pharmacist, health educator and junior assistant are lying vacant and at NPHCs of Bagtoor, Barnal, Gujran and MAC Badwan posts of senior pharmacists are lying vacant.
As per another RTI response, in Kulgam also there is shortage of doctors which is affecting the patient care. It said in the medical block Kulgam there is a deficiency of five doctors the posts of which are lying vacant.
In reply to a query regarding purchase of ambulances and lack of such facilities in primary health centres between 15-07-2022 to 15-07-2023, it revealed that medical block Kulgam has not purchased any ambulance and all the PHCs have ambulance service available in the block.
