Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayathissa
Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayathissa said the Ministry of Health is working to establish End-Post positions on a scientific, needs-based basis to ensure patient care, support doctors, and maintain medical student training. He stated that discussions are ongoing with specialist and medical officer associations to regularize the process, particularly through teaching hospitals, and to create a mechanism for deploying specialists to underserved locations.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, responding to the question raised by Hon. Nishantha Samaraweera, I have already outlined several points. Establishing End-Post positions on a scientific, needs-based foundation is a direct answer. For some specialties, to ensure services for patients, for our doctors, and for ongoing training of medical students, such posts must be created. The Ministry of Health is currently discussing regularizing these matters with the Association of Medical Specialists, the Government Medical Officers’ Association, and other relevant bodies. Our expectation is to streamline the process, especially anchored on teaching hospitals, and set up a mechanism to deploy specialists to locations that currently lack them.
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Cite as: Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayathissa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 January 2025. No. 1737707091008005. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27156