Call to fill posts with qualified surgeons

From http://www.thehindu.com/2006/06/21/stories/2006062108610300.htm

Call to fill posts with qualified surgeons

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Tamil Nadu Government Doctors' Association's plea

MADURAI: The Tamil Nadu Government Doctors' Association (TNGDA) has thanked the State Government for abolishing recruitment of doctors on contract.

In a statement issued here on Tuesday, S. Somasundaram, president of Madurai district unit of the association, urged the State Government to fill posts in medical colleges with assistant surgeons holding M.S. and M.D. degrees by discharging all medical consultants working on contract.

The association alleged that medical consultants on contract, with M.B.B.S. and diploma qualifications, were occupying specialist posts in medical colleges, which was "unjustified."

Counselling for doctors selected by Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission should be started only after transfer counselling by Director of Medical and Rural Health Services for assistant surgeons with the Directorate of Medical Service and Directorate of Primary Health Centres, it said.

Contractual appointments not necessary: doctors association

From http://www.thehindu.com/2006/01/09/stories/2006010909860400.htm

Contractual appointments not necessary: doctors association

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SALEM: The Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association (TNGDA) is against the Government move to appoint doctors on contract basis, association president K.Prakasam said on Sunday.

As the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) would complete the exercise of selecting 2,300 doctors before February, it was not necessary to appoint doctors on contract, he said. Moreover, the Government had agreed to fill vacancies with candidates selected by the TNPSC. The TNGDA, however, thanked the Government for elevating 4050 doctors, serving since 1995, as probationers after exempting them from the "induction training." It also appreciated the move to fix seniority for doctors absorbed from Panchayat Unions from the date of entering government service. The Government had agreed to bring in changes in the posts of the teaching faculty, from tutors to Dean, as per the Medical Council of India (MCI) norms.

Provide facilities for new colleges: doctors' forum

From http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/10/stories/2006071007830500.htm

Provide facilities for new colleges: doctors' forum

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Says Government should meet norms prescribed by the Medical Council of India

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Many medical colleges lacking in infrastructure Association members complain about mismanagement at doctors' counselling for transfer Casualty medical officers in many hospitals insufficient to meet patients' requirements Ramanathapuram: The Tamil Nadu Government Doctors' Association has urged the Government to provide stipulated infrastructure in all medical colleges before establishing new medical colleges. Speaking to mediapersons after the state executive committee meeting of the association at Rameswaram near here, president K. Prakasam said though the TNGDA welcomed the policy announcement of the State Government to open at least one medical college for each district, priority should be given to fill all vacancies and creating necessary facilities. The norms prescribed by the Medical Council of India should be fully met. At present, many medical colleges functioned with insufficient facilities. Dr. Prakasam said association members had complained about some mismanagement at the doctors counselling for transfer held recently. The Government should ensure total transparency in the counselling and promotion scheme for doctors. Like in counselling for teachers, transfer orders should be given on the day of the counselling. This would help doctors to report for duty at the selected places very quickly. Moreover, it would avoid unnecessary delay. He said the Government should give priority to existing doctors in the proposed diploma in the National Board exam. The number of casualty medical officers in many headquarter hospitals and medical college hospitals was insufficient to meet the patients' requirements. Hence, the Association demanded that all headquarter and medical college hospitals should have at least six casualty medical officers. N. Muthurajan, secretary, Tamil Nadu Government Doctors' Association, said most upgraded taluk hospitals functioned with one doctor, instead of four. Earlier, the meeting thanked the Government for its decision to abolish the contract system for government doctors. It also appreciated the Government's move to conduct diploma in the national board exam, which was equivalent to post graduate medical degrees.

"Government doctors' pay structure low"

From http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/11/stories/2006111104880200.htm

"Government doctors' pay structure low"

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Demand for pay as in Central institutions

MADURAI : The Tamil Nadu Government Doctors' Association (TNGDA) will put an end to private practice, if the doctors are on a par with the Central Government-run medical institutions, according to its State president K. Prakasam.

He told journalists here recently that while the association was against those who were guilty of dereliction of duty, it had to be accepted that the existing pay structure of government doctors was low when compared to their workload.

"What we are asking is that we should be paid on a par with those working in Central institutions like the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research," Dr. Prakasam said.

Appointment of deans

The association sought the intervention of the Chief Minister in appointment of Deans to medical colleges. At present, there were seven vacant Dean posts in the State, including Madurai.

Dr. Prakasam said that the association was not against the decision of the High Court that appointment of Deans should be made according to Medical Council of India (MCI) norms. But the same norms should be adopted for filling all teaching posts.

"What the association seeks is re-designation of the existing staff as per the MCI norms. We are not asking for either change of pay-scale or pattern of duty," said Dr. Prakasam.

He said that this issue would be discussed at the association's executive committee meeting in Dharmapuri on November 26 and appropriate course of action chalked out.

The association had also requested that forensic and community medicine courses be introduced in big colleges immediately. He said that only 14 teaching faculty in forensic medicine were available in the State against the requirement of 140. Only three postgraduate seats in forensic medicine and four in community medicine were available.

"Even if the courses are introduced immediately in more colleges, it will take another five years to break even," he said.

Recognition

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT DOCTOR'S ASSOCIATION has been recognized by the Government of Tamil Nadu Public Department GO MS 1980 dated 07.10.1969

Doctors stage demonstration to take action againts Health Inspectors

From http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/01/stories/2007010107790300.htm

Government and private doctors attached to the Doctors' Association for Social Equality (DASE) staged a demonstration here on Sunday. The urged the authorities to take action against two health inspectors, who allegedly misbehaved with doctors in separate incidents recently.

The agitators said Thangavel, a health inspector, was said to have talked in a threatening manner to Sreenivasan, medical officer at Pandaranvilai Primary Health Centre (PHC), on the PHC premises. Similarly, Terrance, another health inspector, reportedly used unparliamentary language against a government doctor, Pradeep, during a review meeting held at Pudukottai PHC, recently.

The DASE members asked the authorities concerned to take departmental action against the "erring" health inspectors, at the earliest. About 50 doctors took part in the agitation.

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What happened in Pandaravillai Primary Health Centre

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