The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa
Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa tabled an answer stating that 3,428 attendants serve in Central Government hospitals, with an identified shortage of 2,838, and that no fixed patient-to-attendant ratio can be specified due to variations among hospitals and patient conditions. He said patient care is managed by existing attendants, while paid external attendants are a private choice of patients or guardians. He added that interviews for 1,000 sanitary/orderly posts have concluded and appointments are being processed, and approval has been sought to recruit 710 attendants through open recruitment.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I table the answer.
¶ 02 - (a)(i) Number of attendants serving in hospitals under the Central Government: 3,428. - (a)(ii) Yes. - (a)(iii) Shortage: 2,838. - (a)(iv) The number of patients per attendant varies by hospital, unit, and patient condition; a fixed number cannot be specified. - (b)(i) Patient care services are managed by the existing attendants; hiring external attendants for payment is a private choice of the patient/guardian. - (b)(ii) Not applicable. - (c) Limited recruitment: interviews concluded for 1,000 posts of sanitary/orderly cadre; appointments are being processed. Additionally, approval has been sought to recruit 710 attendants on open basis. - (d) Does not arise.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 19 February 2026 ·No. 23328 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 February 2026. No. 23328. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/30294