Over 270 nurses to join PINS

Earlier, only 141 seats of charge nurses had been sanctioned for the 500-bed hospital

As many as 274 charge nurses of Grade-16 will soon join the Punjab Institute of Neurosciences (PINS) as the Specialised Healthcare Department is ready to issue their appointment orders after approval from the Punjab government.

PINS Executive Director Dr Khalid Mahmud expressed his satisfaction over the development and said the institute has the distinction of dealing with patients of head injuries, which are extremely sensitive. “The additional nurses will be available for better care of the patients,” he said.

Pakistan needs ‘a million more nurses’

Punjab Nursing Director General Kauser Parveen said that only 141 seats of charge nurses had been sanctioned for the 500-bed hospital, which caused a lot of difficulties. “This step of Punjab government will not only provide a livelihood to 274 families but will also help take proper care of thousands of patients,” she said.

Parveen admired the working standard of PINS and said patients of head injuries and neuro diseases came there from remote areas and apart from doctors, the nurses also played an important role in the healthcare system. She also congratulated all the new nurses and assured them of cooperation. Mahmud said steps were being taken to provide the best possible medical facilities in the institute.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 27^th, 2020.