2 doctors suspended, one dismissed
The OPD at the Sargodha District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital wears a deserted look due to a strike. Photo: Express/FILE
The Punjab Health Department has suspended two doctors and dismissed another from service for misconduct and closure of the OPD of a teaching hospital.
According to a statement, the department had taken disciplinary action that employees absent from hospitals without permission. Their salaries will be stopped immediately and will only be restored once they report back to their hospitals. Instructions have been issued to all medical superintendents in this regard.
The department has also imposed a ban on the leaves of all doctors, nurses and allied health staff except ex-Pakistan, study, maternity and Iddat leaves.
The doctors, nurses and allied health staff have been instructed to return to their duty.
The department suspended two doctors under the Punjab Employees Efficiency Discipline and Accountability (PEEDA) Act and dismissed one doctor from service for misconduct and closure of the outpatient department of a teaching hospital.
Dr Salman Haseeb of the Services Hospital and the training of PGR Dr Ahmed Yar of Children Hospital Lahore were suspended, while Dr Muhammad Amir Bashir of General Hospital Lahore was terminated from service. A notification was issued in this regard.