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A bolt from the blue for PGI Professor 67 53 Additional Prof 35 70 Associate Prof 85 61 Assistant Prof 151 60 Total 338 244 PGI patient fact file 2001: Strength of PGI: Chandigarh, October 25 Even as the experiment of evening OPDs has yet to come into effect at AIIMS and Safdarjung Hospital from November 7, the PGI authorities had no inkling about the minister setting a deadline for starting of the facility, which is his idea of being different by providing the havenots rather that the haves. It was during his visit to the city on Wednesday that he surprised everyone by setting a deadline for starting the facility within a month’s time. Already bursting at the seams, the PGI’s referral status has been reduced to a general hospital as patients from the entire northern region flock it. “The announcement regarding the date has come as a surprise for us, as there are some problems which need to be sorted out, including staff requirement and additional fund allocation, before we can take on the burden of evening OPDs,” said Dr S.K. Sharma, Director, PGI. Dr Sharma said he was scheduled to meet the Health Minister to discuss the issue as a lot of things needed to be worked out. “Even though the meeting of the staff council was held to discuss the issue after the minister made the announcement on the day of the governing body meeting on September 29, yet so far no date had been decided for launching it,” he elaborated. He added that with the OPDs at Delhi hospitals running from 3 to 7 p.m, it was much easier for them to start evening OPDs. The PGI authorities, however, refused to divulge details of the proposal and its requirements that had been sent to the Union Health Ministry. “We knew that being the minister’s baby, we would have to implement the idea of evening OPDs at the PGI, notwithstanding the practical problems, but what has come as a shock is the short notice at which we are being expected to launch it,” said a senior doctor. With the PGI already facing acute shortage of doctors, nurses and paramedical staff, meeting the deadline seems a stupendous task as their hands are already full. As per the PGI annual report (2001-2002), against the sanctioned strength of 338, there are 244 professors, including additional, associate and assistant-rank doctors. The situation is no different in the case of nurses, who have difficulty getting leave even in case of emergency. The announcement of the date has come as a bolt from the blue for the PGI authorities, who were hoping to start evening OPDs after assessing the success and viability of the experiment at AIIMS. “It’s only in movies and not in real life that miracles happen, so before expecting us to start evening OPDs, the existing infrastructure, equipment, faculty, paramedical staff and technicians should be strengthened,” nurses said. Moreover, it is being felt that without the X-ray and laboratory facilities functioning along with the evening OPDs, the entire exercise would prove to be futile as patients would have to come back the next morning to get the tests done. The PGI authorities feel that with the extra burden due to the evening OPDs, research work at the institute is likely to suffer. |
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Symposium on nuclear medicine
in oncology today Chandigarh, October 25 The symposium, being organised by the Department of Nuclear Medicine, PGI, will begin tomorrow. The participants, including oncologists, surgeons, radiologists and physicians will discuss the problems of cancer detection, especially in cases of recurrence after surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The role of nuclear medicine in therapy will also be discussed at the symposium. High energy beta radiation in the form of radio-iodine for the treatment of thyroid cancer is being used routinely in clinical practice. Apart from this, the use of palliative therapy using strontium-89 and phosphorus-32 and their applications will also be discussed during the symposium. Eminent nuclear medicine specialists from AIIMS, RMC- Tata Memorial Hospital and Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai , Sanjay Gandhi PGI, Lucknow, and Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad, will offer expertise in dealing with problems. |
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2 fresh cases of dengue Chandigarh, October 25 None of the 16 fever patients, who were examined at the Mani Majra Civil Hospital, were found to be having symptoms of dengue fever. Only two patients with low platelet count were admitted to the General Hospital today. With a total of 23 suspected dengue fever cases being discharged from hospitals. Ten special teams of the Health Department remained active in Mani Majra, Indira Colony, Mauli Jagran and Bapudham area. The health authorities said with change in the climate and fall in temperature, the number of fever cases were likely to come down in the coming days. |
IPSC cricket meet: YPS in final Chandigarh, October 25 GNPS-36 win Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, defeated Vivek High school, Sector 38, by one wicket in the UT inter-school cricket tournament for Shivalik Trophy played here today. In another tie, Sanjay Public ‘A’ team beat St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, by 75 runs. Brief scores: Ist Tie: VHS-38: 126 runs for nine (Mahiraj 44, Ashish Dhillon 20, Prabhdeep 4 for 24; GNPS-36:127 runs for nine (Simrat Bawa 28, Karamjeet 26, Gurjpal 22, Ashish 2 for 21, Prabhleen 2 for 24, Anuj Gandhi 2 for 28); IInd tie: Sanjay Public ‘A’: 162 runs for five (Sarul 41, Vikram Verma 37, Yadwinder 19 n.o., Baldeepinder 19 n.o., Sidhant Sharma 2 for 23, Mukul 2 for 31); St Stephen’s: 87 runs all out (Deepinder Singh 22 n.o., Sudhir Kumar 3 for 15, Manpreet Singh 2 for nine, Nitin 2 for 14).
Athletics meet Talwinder and Akshit were adjudged the best athletes in girls and boys sections, respectively, in the below-14 years section of the Chandigarh State Athletics Championship which concluded here on Wednesday at Sports Complex, Sector 46. Other best athletes in various age groups were: below 16-Reena Pal, below 19-Pawandeep Kaur, below 20-Manju Hooda and below 22-Manjit Kaur. In the boys section, those adjudged were, below 16-Bharatinder Singh, below 18-Joginder Singh, and in below 20-Gurmeet Singh. In men category Mayank Bhushan was declared best athlete.
DAV-8 win volleyball title DAV Public School, Sector 8, clinched the UT inter-school under-14 volleyball title. In the final, they defeated New Public School, Sector 18, 64-46. Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 33, bagged the under-14 kabaddi title. In the final, they beat Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 40. Shivalik Public School, Sector 41 outplayed St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, 5-0 in a league hockey match for below-17 section played here today at Sector 18 hockey stadium. Ravinder scored three goals while Jagdip scored two.
Jogging track Mr Tejbir Singh, Deputy Commissioner, Patiala, inaugurated a jogging track for the public at the Polo ground on Wednesday. He stressed the importance of maintaining sports infrastructure in the district particularly at the Polo ground. On this occasion, Mr R.K. Rishi, District Sports Officer, Patiala, said besides running coaching centers in various sports disciplines, the Punjab Sports Department has also planned to start yoga, aerobics, lawn tennis and conditioning centers for the public with restricted access. |
Jacob’s surprise visit to printing press Chandigarh, October 25 An empty hall greeted the Governor as he entered the press. The Deputy Controller, Printing and Stationery, informed him that all employees who sit in that hall, including male employees, were enjoying restricted holiday on account of Karva Chauth. In the adjoining hall, General Jacob was surprised to see that hand composing was still going on despite his earlier order to phase it out with the introduction of computerised composing. This section was reportedly being kept alive just to keep 34 employees busy who were employed in that section, otherwise would be no need of that staff. The General said the section should be closed down at the earliest and staff should be redeployed in other departments of the Administration. On learning about the surprise visit of the General, the Secretary, Printing and Stationery, Mr G.K. Marwah, and the Controller, Printing and Stationery, Mr Gurmel Singh, also reached the press. General Jacob saw a marked improvement in overall environment in the press. He said the condemned machinery lying scattered here and there should be disposed of at the earliest. Mr Marwah assured the Administrator that machinery would soon be disposed of through auction. Seeing that employees were sitting on broken chairs, General Jacob asked the Controller to get the chairs repaired immediately so that proper working environment could be provided to the employees. Mr Marwah informed the Governor that there were 600 employees in the press. Out of these, 400 were employed in the technical sections while 200 were employed in administrative sections. He said the press had earned a profit of Rs 20 lakh on a turnover of Rs 10 crore this year. General Jacob said the press should aim at earning a minimum profit of Rs 2 crore every year. In the binding section, General Jacob saw that over 100 employees were still working there despite his earlier instructions to drastically reduced the staff strength there. Mr Marwah informed the Governor that staff strength in the section had already been reduced by 30. These employees would be redeployed in other departments of the Administration, he said. On entering the Bus Ticket Printing Section, General Jacob expressed concern over the lack of security there. He asked the Secretary, Printing and Stationery, to make proper security arrangements there as any pilferage from the section could result in huge revenue loss to the Administration. General Jacob was happy to see the Computerised Composing Section and the Offset Printing Section. He said there was a marked improvement in the working at the printing press, but efforts should be made to fruitfully redeploy the staff elsewhere. |
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MC to issue coupons
to traders Chandigarh, October 25 The Chairman of the Task Force and vice-president of the Chandigarh Beopar Mandal, Mr Kamaljit Singh Panchhi, along with other members met the secretary, Municipal Corporation, Mr Sunil Bhatia, to discuss the system for setting up of stalls in front of the shops in the various markets of the city. Mr Panchhi appealed to the interested traders in the city to collect coupons from the MC office before October 31. Stalls put up without permission, shall be subject to double payment or confiscation of goods by the enforcement staff. The coupons for Sector 17, will be issued if passed by the house in its meeting on October, 31. |
Proposal to buy new equipment Panchkula, October 25 The proposal, after being passed yesterday, has been sent to the state government for approval. |
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