LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Primary and Secondary Healthcare Khawaja Imran Nazir said that 1124 nurses and 342 pharmacists are being recruited for District Headquarters and Tehsil Headquarters hospitals to improve the nurses and beds ratio in the hospitals and, as a part of revamping plan of 25 DHQ and 15 THQ hospitals which would hopefully be completed during the current year.
The minister further informed that on the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif, C.T Scan machines were also being provided to all DHQ hospitals under the public and private partnership programme.
The minister said that the applications for the recruitments of nurses and pharmacists have been called and written test for this purpose would be conducted through NTS and for the posts of pharmacists both male and female can apply.
Punjab Primary and Secondary Health Secretary Ali Jan Khan informed that the advertisement has been sent to the newspapers for the appointments of nurses and pharmacists. He disclosed that 993 nurses would be recruited for DHQ and 131 nurses for THQ hospitals. Similarly, 303 and 39 pharmacists would be appointed in DHQ and THQ hospitals respectively.
Ali Jan Khan further informed that application forms could be downloaded from the website of NTS (www.nts.org.pk) and it could be downloaded from the website of Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (www.pshealth.punjab.gov.pk).
He said that the recruitments will be facility specific, non-transferable and contract based. The candidates have to specifically mention the name of DHQ/THQ hospitals against which the application is submitted.
The secretary (health) observed that these appointments would not only improve the performance of the hospitals but would also increase the medical facilities for the patients.
