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Colombo, Feb 13 (Daily Mirror) - Government Medical Officers' Forum (GMOF) president Dr. Rukshan Bellana said today that the government has made a significant error by appointing healthcare workers to hospitals.
Addressing the media, he highlighted that healthcare workers used to be involved in tasks such as transporting patients using wheelchairs and trolleys, as well as handling the transportation of blood and urine samples to and from patients.
"In foreign countries, healthcare workers are assisted by private companies in carrying out these activities. Turning these tasks into government services was a significant mistake on the part of the government. Those who engaged in election campaigns and poster campaigns were elected for their satisfaction in these roles," he said.
"Taking all aspects into account, the government has not achieved any financial gains by appointing individuals to these particular roles. Instead, the repercussions are more detrimental to the people than to the government, resulting in a significant loss to the public.
"It is unfair for healthcare workers to seek the Disturbance, Availability and Transport (DAT) allowance, which is traditionally provided to doctors. While healthcare workers are eligible to request various allowances, the DAT allowance is considered an exception.
"Therefore, we must oppose the demands put forth by the healthcare workers," said Dr. Bellana and advised them to persist with their strike and stay at home.
Dee Tuesday, 13 February 2024 10:04 PM
Agree 100%
Sivalingham Tuesday, 13 February 2024 10:30 PM
Doctors are jealous of other professionals coming to work in the hospitals , they want to control the hospitals themselves totally. Doctors like to believe that that have the answers but the truth is they have NO SOLUTIONS to major medical problems, this is the TRUTH
Stay silent if you dont know Wednesday, 14 February 2024 01:56 PM
A frog in a well knows nothing but sounds 'baka baka', ribbit sound. Sivalingham ,please talk only if you know something rather than shouting in jealousy
Kabir Hashim Wednesday, 14 February 2024 12:44 AM
Sack the scoundrels that don't report to work.
Priyan66 Wednesday, 14 February 2024 05:01 AM
Very true. only doctors
Doctor Zhivago Wednesday, 14 February 2024 05:42 AM
Doctors are a protected species in our country. Please handle them with care!
Ghffghhjjj Wednesday, 14 February 2024 06:54 AM
Politicians have spoilt the Health and the Education sector, DR. IS correct, in other countries the lower positions are all owned by private companies, and the lower grades have no right to demand for DAT, I think after NPP, comes into power, Anura should change the whole system.
city Thursday, 15 February 2024 05:21 AM
he doesn't have to change anything cause all these things are created by his supporters.
Sumo de Silva Wednesday, 14 February 2024 07:00 AM
In foreign countries all including doctors this prehistoric dinosaur represents are called health care workers. He does not seem to understand the meaning of the word health care. Can someone teach him some English please. He seems to have this antiquated worker syndrome, where workers are people who do lowly jobs as he describes. No wonder this country is in dire straits with people like him. People don't listen to pompous idiots like him
Jega Wednesday, 14 February 2024 11:28 AM
This fellow is speaking like god. He does not know that he can only give medicines or do surgeries but cannot save all patients whom he treats.. All these doctors studied with the poor people's tax money and trying to show the people that they are superhuman and other workers are an inferior stuff. Every worker does a respectable job and he should be respected and treated equally. How dare he can tell that doctors only need transport allowance? The Minster is responsible for creating this issue. He should be sacked and a person who can understand the meaning of equality should be appointed in his place.
KP Wednesday, 14 February 2024 03:21 PM
Remember that patients come to hospital to see a doctor. Not anyone else. Others are there to facilitate that. Now they have come between the doctor and patient. Whether anyone likes or not, there is a hierarchy in every institution that has to be maintained for its function.
Tissa Fernando Wednesday, 14 February 2024 10:59 PM
This is what NPP is doing from the behind and they are putting up a big publicity show to deceive voters. The NPP is as bad as the other political parties and could be even worse than them. Voters got deceived by false hope from Gota and now they are going to act on false hope by NPP.
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