Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayathissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip
Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayathissa stated that “End Post” positions in government teaching hospitals were created under Gazette Extraordinary No. 1176/15 of 22 March 2001 to meet service requirements. He said their objectives include developing centres of excellence, improving use of hospital resources, increasing specialist availability, enhancing medical training, and reducing specialist brain drain. He further noted that no additional issue arose regarding the matter, as an existing transfer policy is already in operation.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 (a) (i) As per Gazette Extraordinary No. 1176/15 of 22.03.2001, “End Post” positions have been created in government teaching hospitals based on service requirements. (ii) The objectives are: 1. Establish centres of excellence to advance medical services in line with progress in medical science and technology. 2. Improve quality of service by maximizing utilization of hospital resources. 3. Increase the number of specialists to reduce patient load per doctor and enhance safety. 4. Provide quality training for undergraduates and postgraduates. 5. Minimize the brain drain of specialist doctors. (iii) No. (iv) A transfer policy is already in operation and matters are handled accordingly. (v) Does not arise.
¶ 02 (b) Does not arise.
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