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‘Expedite stalled recruitment in healthcare services’
The Statesman
|November 12, 2025
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who also holds the health portfolio, today emphasised the need to streamline security at state-run hospitals ~ particularly at SSKM ~ and expedite stalled recruitment processes to ensure progress in public healthcare services.
Miss Banerjee raised the issue of hospital security while addressing a gathering at Swasthya Bhavan during the inauguration of mobile health clinics (ambulances on wheels).
She directed the concerned officials to strengthen security measures and take appropriate action.
This story is from the November 12, 2025 edition of The Statesman.
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