Jammu, Jan 16:
Contrary to the tall claims of health department of making great strides in
healthcare facilities, there is acute dearth of nurses in majority of health
institutions across occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Sources informed Greater
Kashmir that there was shortage of around 820 staff nurses in various health
institutions across the state. The shortage of paramedics, especially nurses,
was adversely affecting the healthcare institutions.
“The existing
strength was unable to cope up with the increasing number of patients and
leading to repeated scuffles in some of the health institutions”, a paramedic
told Greater Kashmir.
If sources are to be believed the situation is
similar in held Kashmir as well as in Jammu regions where majority of the
institutions were facing shortage of staff nurses and other paramedical
staff.
Sources said that SMGS Hospital Jammu was facing shortage of
around 187 nurses.
“Against the sanctioned strength of 320 staff nurses,
the hospital has only 133 nurses managing all chores in various wards”, sources
said adding, “Recently 30 nurses joined the hospital but they were also being
shifted to Super-Specialty Hospital”.
“Yes there is shortage of around
820 staff nurses in various health institutions across the state”, admitted
Health Minister Sham Lal Sharma. Acknowledging the shortage, the minister said
that the government was well aware about the problem and every possible effort
was being made to overcome it.
He said the government is also
contemplating to enhance the intake capacity of all Ancillary Medical Training
(AMT) Schools across the state so that more people can get trained
there.
“Presently we have 12 AMTs across state and we are mulling to
enhance the intake capacity of each AMT by 20 students, which will help fill the
posts of staff nurses in various health institutions,” the minister
said.
Ends
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