As many as 47 posts of consultant doctors have been lying vacant in Children’s Hospital for the last two years while the response by the professionals for these jobs are very poor.
The vacant posts include 3 associate professors, 11assistant professors and 33 senior registrars.
According to official sources, Punjab Health department has given ads two times in local dailies but the trend of apply for the posts by doctors is lackluster.
When contacted PMA leader Dr.Salman Kazmi and others, said that neither senior nor medical officers were ready to do job on paltry amount in BPS-17, 18.
They said that health department officials despite three meetings with PMA, YDA and Medical Teachers Association (MTA)could not evolve consensus to announce service structure of doctors and on the other hand spending hefty amounts on procuring medical equipment. He asked who would operate and use this equipment without doctors.
They said the Punjab government was not looking serious to handle the matters of health sector and using delaying tactics.
