Continuous upgrade of GMC services Govt's prime concern: CS

Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, on Sunday had a detailed review of the critical infrastructure and services being provided at the associated hospitals of medical colleges besides assessing the status of faculty and courses offered in each of these colleges.

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The Chief Secretary, while chairing a meeting held in this regard, thoroughly analysed the progress achieved in introduction of specialisation courses (MD/MS, DM/MCH and DNB), increase of 50 MBBS seats in new medical colleges, status of faculty recruitment and strengthening of the tertiary care services in all the newly established GMCs. The meeting besides Secretary, H&ME was attended by Director, SKIMS; Principals of GMC, Srinagar, Jammu, Anantnag, Baramulla, Kathua, Doda, Rajouri, Udhampur, Handwara; MD, JKMSCL; Director, Coordination (Medical Colleges); Director Health, Jammu/Kashmir besides other concerned officers.

The Chief Secretary impressed upon the department to continuously endeavour to upgrade their services especially the tertiary care services like critical care, emergency, neuro-logical, cardiac care, cancer care, kidney care and radiology services by these health institutions.

He impressed upon the Principals of the medical colleges to create a timeline on the basis of infrastructure and manpower available to introduce such high-end services in these colleges. He advised them to dovetail their available resources to meet such requirements along with taking the much needed assistance from SKIMS and GMCs at Jammu and Srinagar.