Mangaluru: In his inaugural speech at the Lokayukta public grievance meeting at Dakshina Kannada Jilla panchayat premises, UPA Lokayukta, Justice Veerappa said the doctors in government hospitals should not prescribe medicines outside at any cost.
During my surprise visits, I found the doctors were prescribing medicines to be purchased from outside. If a particular medicine is not available in a government hospital, there are options to procure it using a government sanction of up to 25,000 per day. We have good infrastructure in government hospitals which only the poor visit. He said that private institutions were charging exorbitantly for day-care facilities. Doctors in hospitals should show humanity by not prescribing medicines from outside.Justice Veerappa, Lokayukta
He also added, “All government hospitals should display contact numbers of the lower district and state authorities at prominent places. Even in front of the government offices, contact numbers of the Lokayukta should be displayed so that suo moto cases can be registered when people contact and complain”.
"Somewhere our system leads officials to become corrupt. Corruption is a cancer we must try to eradicate. Women must raise their voices against corruption. One may become rich enough but not remain happy.", he said.
Elimination of corruption is possible provided the pillars of democracy perform their duties honestly. Meanwhile, the public must perform its duties and fight for their rights
Should doctors be allowed to have a private practice while working in the keeps cropping up in policy debates? Several countries allow government doctors to have a private practice—a privilege extended only to doctors.
The conflict of interest arose with
Patients were being directed to visit the private clinic for better quality treatment.
Deliberate undermining of the public hospital
Siphoning off of drugs or equipment to own clinics
(Input from various sources)
(Rehash/Dr. Swati Sharma/MSM)