The Senior Medical Officer of sub-divisional hospital, Phagwara was put under suspension on Tuesday for allegedly forcing patients to purchase medicines and undertake tests in the market against the government rules.
Health & Family Welfare Minister Surjit Kumar Jyani suspended Narinder Singh after the department’s principal secretary Vini Mahajan’s surprise visit to the hospital.
She found out that the patients were being made to purchase medicines and undertake laboratory tests from outside the hospital, officials said. -- PTI
