After a 23-year-old lady affected person died on the state-run Govind Ballabh Pant (GBP) Hospital in Agartala, the Tripura authorities has mentioned it can examine the incident and take strict motion if any fact is discovered within the allegations of negligence on the a part of docs.
Puja Das, who was admitted with a abdomen ache on Friday, died on the evening of the identical day, along with her household alleging that no specialist physician from the surgical division had come to go to her regardless of being referred to as for a number of occasions all through the day.
Well being Secretary Kiran Dinkarrao Gitte mentioned on Saturday that the federal government would pay docs and different employees members of GBP Hospital based mostly on their biometric attendance from April onwards. “Now we have made biometric attendance obligatory for the docs and different employees members. Salaries of all of the employees together with docs within the hospital can be made based mostly on their biometric attendances from this month,” Gitte mentioned whereas talking to reporters on the Agartala Press Membership.
Earlier, Forest Minister Animesh Debbarma and MLA Ranjit Debbarma—each from the ruling BJP’s ally TIPRA Motha—expressed their anguish on the absence of senior docs on the referral hospital throughout their go to.
When requested about allegations raised by the minister and the legislator, the well being secretary mentioned that “juniors” who had attained seniority had been current throughout their go to to the hospital.
Gitte additionally highlighted growth plans in place for the hospital, together with the establishing of a brand new ward for stroke sufferers and the implementation of telemedicine providers. He added {that a} Rs 13-crore proposal for establishing a cath lab was accredited and {that a} Rs 56-crore proposal to acquire medical tools was despatched to the Centre.
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