Hospital fined, barred from conducting surgeries

LAHORE

The Punjab Healthcare Commission has imposed a fine of Rs0.3 million, stopped surgeries at the hospital, and referred Dr Muhammad Tahir’s case to the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council for further action.

According to a press release issued here on Monday, a resident of Faisalabad Waqar-ul-Hasan brought his mother Naimat Bibi for treatment to Tahir Hospital. Self-styled specialist and consultant Dr Muhammad Tahir examined her and started medication through a drip. The patient’s condition deteriorated, but the doctor continued her treatment till her temperature reached 107 degree and blood pressure dipped to zero.

Dr Tahir asked the attendants to take the patient elsewhere and left the hospital. She was taken to another private hospital and then to the Allied Hospital where she died.

The PHC conducted an inquiry into the case, and found out that wrong treatment was given to the patient. He was imposed a fine of Rs0.3 million, and his case was sent to the PM&DC for more proceedings.

The Commission has also checked the implementation of the Minimum Service Delivery Standards (MSDS) in the hospital, and on finding it insufficient, stopped the administration from conducting operations.

UHS: University of Health Sciences (UHS) will provide training for capacity building of 58,496 health professionals, including consultants, doctors, nurses, paramedics and pharmacists currently working in 25 District Headquarters (DHQ) and 15 Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) hospitals in the Punjab.

According to a press release issued here Monday, the training, which will start from 6th of March, is one of the requirements of Minimum Service Delivery Standards (MSDS) set by the government. It is the initiative of Project Management Unit of Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department.

In this training, a total of 25 advance courses will be offered to 5,158 consultants, 18,224 doctors, 26,293 nurses, 8,613 paramedics and 210 pharmacists.

In this training, the DHQ hospitals of Kasur, Okara, Nankana Sahib, Sheikhupura, Chiniot, Toba Tek Singh, Jhang, Pakpattan, Khanewal, Bahawalnagar, Mianwali, Chakwal, Attock, Jauharabad, Layyah, Muzaffargarh, Vehari, Bhakkar, Rajanpur, Lodhran, Hafizabad, Narowal, Mandi Bahaudddin and Jhelum will be included.

The THQ hospitals include Noor Pur Thal, Hazro, Burewala, Isakhel, Taunsa, Ahmedpur East, Shujaabad, Kamonki, Daska, Arifwala, Chichawatni, Mian Channu, Chishtian, Kot Adu, Gojra and Khushab.

Acting Vice-Chancellor of UHS and Coordinator of the training programme, Prof Dr Junaid Sarfraz Khan said that UHS would play its role in improving health service delivery system across the Punjab in line with the vision of the chief minister.

“It is an honour for us to be tasked with the assignment of training of health staff all over the Punjab”, he said, adding that it was meant to provide immediate and effective healthcare services to the patients.

Prof Junaid said that qualified professionals and faculty would facilitate the training.

Overseas Pakistanis Desk: Additional Chief Secretary Shamail Ahmad Khawaja Monday inaugurated the recently established Overseas Pakistanis Desk at Anti-Corruption Establishment Headquarters.

He was given a detailed briefing on the progress in technical training of the human resource deployed in Anti-Corruption Establishment Punjab along with the proposed reorganisation plan for curbing corrupt elements more effectively. DG Anti-Corruption Establishment Punjab Brig.

Retd. Muzaffar Ali Ranjha apprised the ACS and Secretary Services Punjab that for the first time in the history of ACE Punjab, intake has been overtaken during the present regime as the disposal rate of anti-corruption cases has exceeded the intake of under investigation inquiries per month.

The target has been achieved through timely completion of under investigation as well as pending inquiries.