The Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni
Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni stated that equipment and staff shortages are affecting hospital services, citing reduced neurosurgical operations at the National Hospital and similar issues at Lady Ridgeway Hospital. He said funds have been allocated for equipment procurement, including for Lady Ridgeway, and that administrative action is being taken to deploy doctors, nurses, and other staff to units with shortages. He also noted discussions to use the President’s Fund to support operations outside regular hours.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Equipment shortages have had a significant impact, and we have allocated considerable funds to procure necessary equipment, including a substantial allocation to Lady Ridgeway Hospital. There is also a shortage of staff. For instance, the National Hospital’s Neurosurgical Unit performed only about 50% of the surgeries they did in 2015 during last year due to shortages of doctors and nurses, and maldistribution. Similar issues affect Lady Ridgeway. We are taking administrative decisions to deploy more doctors, nurses and other staff to required units. Additionally, using the President’s Fund, discussions are underway at the Presidential Secretariat to conduct operations outside regular hours.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 May 2025. No. 1749121318003248. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8064