Lok Sabha Question No. 1796 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-10
Subject: Shortage of Doctors and Nurses
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, SATYA PAL SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1796 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th MARCH, 2017

## SHORTAGE OF DOCTORS AND NURSES

## 1796. SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE: SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE: DR. SATYAPAL SINGH:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  gap  between  doctors/nurses/health  professionals  and  the  number of  patient attended  by  them  has  widened in  Central  Government  Hospitals particularly  Kalaw ati  Saran Children's Hospital, Delhi during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, hospital and cadre - wise;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any study/enquiry to ascertain the impact of such gap on the services being provided to patients in these hospitals;
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  and  the  outcome thereof  and  the  corrective  measures  taken by  the Government in this regard; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STA TE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

(a) to (e): The  number  of  patients  visiting  three  Central  Government  Hospitals  viz Safdarjung Hospital,  Dr. RML  Hospital and  LHMC and associated Hospitals for treatment is much larger as compared to their handling capacity in terms of number of beds, manpower other resources. Despite availability of huge infrastructure and other services in th es Hospital , there  is  a  waiting  period  for  certain  procedures  due  to  the  ever  increasing  pres infrastructure  and  available  manpower  in  these  hospitals,  which  varies  from  Departmen Department in these Hospitals. However, all the patients regist ered in OPD are given adequate care and attention while providing them clinical treatment.

Expansion of existing facilities and creation of new facility in a Hospital is an -going process  and  is  undertaken  as  per  the  requirement  and  availability  of  res ources.  Projects  for augmentation of capacity have also been approved in the three Central Government hospi namely Safdarjung Hospital, Dr. RML Hospital and LHMC and associated Hospitals.

In addition, the Government is setting up new AIIMS in various States to provide tertiary healthcare servicesto  the  general  public  in  the  respective  States/region.  Besides  t Government  have  also  taken  up  up - gradationof  existing  Government  medical  college institutions  under Pradhan  Mantri  Swasthya  Suraksha  Yoja na  (PMSSY),  which  include improving health infrastructure through construction of Super Specialty Blocks/Trauma C entres, etc. and procurement of medical equipment for existing as well as new facilities.

These initiatives will progressively bring down the patient load on these Hospitals in the coming years leading to reduction of waiting period substantially as the inflow of the from distant areas to these hospitals will be reduced.