The Hon. Darmapriya Wijesinghe (on behalf of the Hon. Ruwanthilaka Jayakody)
The Hon. Darmapriya Wijesinghe, on behalf of the Hon. Ruwanthilaka Jayakody, asked the Minister of Health and Mass Media for details on the attendant cadre in government hospitals and whether there is a shortage against recommended staffing ratios. He further questioned whether patient guardians have had to seek external attendants due to any shortfall, and what measures are being taken to recruit attendants to address the issue.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 asked the Minister of Health and Mass Media regarding the shortage of attendants in government hospitals, the current cadre, any shortfall, recommended ratios, the recourse to external attendants by patient guardians, and steps to recruit.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 19 February 2026 ·No. 23328 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Darmapriya Wijesinghe (on behalf of the Hon. Ruwanthilaka Jayakody). 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 February 2026. No. 23328. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/30293