The Hon. Nalinda Jayatissa
Nalinda Jayatissa stated that the allocation of specialist doctors is being managed cautiously due to a national shortage, with some doctors deployed to areas such as Mullaitivu and Mannar before completing board certification and subject to necessary transfers. He said the issue is not confined to specific provinces and that specialist services are being provided as far as possible under current constraints. He added that a discussion with the relevant RD on the hospitals concerned would be convened soon and that the matters raised would receive attention.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, I am particularly careful when assigning specialist doctors. Since the number of specialists we have is insufficient, sometimes before sending them for overseas training we have to deploy a few across the country — whether to Mullaitivu or Mannar — even before they complete the process to become board-certified. Then frequent transfers also become necessary. However, this is not an issue limited to those provinces. In providing specialist medical services at the maximum possible level, we manage according to the prevailing conditions.
¶ 02 We have planned to convene a discussion very soon with the RD regarding those hospitals. I will also pay attention to the matters you raised. Thank you very much.
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Cite as: The Hon. Nalinda Jayatissa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 October 2025. No. 22573. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/9837