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Two more Telangana doctors suspended for outsourcing duties
Telangana's health department has suspended two more doctors from the 100-bed Jogipet Area Hospital in Sangareddy district for allegedly allowing private doctors to perform their duties in their place. Dr Shiva Shankar…
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Telangana's health department has suspended two more doctors from the 100-bed Jogipet Area Hospital in Sangareddy district for allegedly allowing private doctors to perform their duties in their place. Dr Shiva Shankar Reddy and Dr Tulja Bhavani now face action, following the earlier suspension of Dr Ramesh on similar grounds.
Health Minister Damodar Rajanarsimha expressed deep anguish over the alleged negligence. Jogipet Police have registered an FIR and warned that private doctors found working in place of government staff will face criminal cases. An investigation is underway.
The Indian Opinion
The Jogipet scandal feeds a lazy narrative that all government doctors are corrupt or absent. The real story is the chronic shortage of specialists in rural Telangana hospitals, which creates a demand for private substitutes. Shaming individual doctors without fixing vacancies or oversight lets the system off the hook. The key test: will the government now release the vacancy audit for all district hospitals, or will suspensions remain a substitute for reform?
Source: deccanchronicle.com
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