Panel to probe into handwritten medico-legal certificates at five Punjab hospitals
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Tuesday constituted a committee to conduct an inquiry and fix responsibility against the medical superintendents of five major teaching hospitals over issuance of 4,244 handwritten medico-legal certificates (MLCs) and 283 postmortem reports (PMRs) despite mandatory directions for their computerised issuance. The Punjab Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education…
The Punjab government has constituted a committee to investigate and hold accountable the medical superintendents of five major teaching hospitals in Punjab over the issuance of 4,244 handwritten medico-legal certificates (MLCs) and 283 postmortem reports (PMRs) despite government orders mandating their computerised issuance. The inquiry was prompted by the Lahore High Court’s notice, which highlighted the continued issuance of handwritten MLCs and PMRs despite departmental instructions.
The government appointed Imran Sikandar, chairman of the Punjab Transport Authority, as the inquiry officer to conduct proceedings against the five officers, including Dr Sohail Khawaja of Faisal Masood Teaching Hospital Sargodha, Dr Rao Amjad Ali Khan of Nishtar Hospital Multan, Dr Abdul Rehman Tariq of Allama Iqbal Memorial Teaching Hospital Sialkot, Dr Rana Khurram Aftab of Services Hospital Lahore, and Dr Mansoor Ahmed of Allama Iqbal Teaching Hospital Dera Ghazi Khan.
The inquiry will examine the conduct of these officials under Section 3 of the Punjab Employees Efficiency, Discipline and Accountability (Peeda) Act, 2006, for charges of inefficiency and misconduct.
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