Coronavirus: TN recruits 1,000 more nurses, extends doctors' services
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: TN recruits 1,000 more nurses, extends doctors' services

India Today  

Continuing efforts to ramp-up healthcare workforce in the fight against COVID-19, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Saturday said over 1,000 nurses have been recruited and announced retaining the services of government doctors, set to retire this month. Appointment orders on contract basis will be given to retain the services of doctors, nurses and other medical personnel who are set to retire on April 30 for two more months, Palaniswami said in a statement here. Appointment of doctors and nurses Recently, the government appointed 530 doctors, 1,000 nurses and 1,508 lab technicians in government hospitals. Services of doctors, nurses and other medical personnel who had retired on March 31 were extended on contract for two more months and they continued to work, the Chief Minister recalled.

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Specialist vacancies in TN government hospitals unfilled since 2013
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Specialist vacancies in TN government hospitals unfilled since 2013

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Doctors have urged the health department to recruit specialists through the Medical Services Recruitment Board to fill specialist vacancies in government hospitals, particularly taluk, non-taluk, and district headquarters hospitals. Tamil Nadu Resident Doctors Association general secretary Dr M Keerthy Varman, who has a DM in cardiology, said he is among those who have applied and is waiting for the …

Tamil Nadu BJP Chief Annamalai to regularise employment of nurses engaged during COVID-19
2 years ago

Tamil Nadu BJP Chief Annamalai to regularise employment of nurses engaged during COVID-19

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party president K. Annamalai on Saturday strongly condemned the State government for not extending the contract of roughly 6,000 nurses employed temporarily during COVID-19. Pointing out that the selfless service and contribution of these nurses were crucial in the fight against COVID-19, Mr. Annamalai said that his party would launch a massive protest in support of …

Karnataka recruits 4,000 medical officers
3 years, 6 months ago

Karnataka recruits 4,000 medical officers

India TV News  

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Karnataka government has recruited 4,000 medical officers including 1,750 doctors, Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said on Monday. The minister said compulsory services in rural areas for MBBS doctors has been implemented and 2,053 doctors have been appointed to various vacant positions in Health and Family Welfare and Medical Education Departments. In a statement, …

Coronavirus | Vaccination for 18-45 age group in Tamil Nadu to start in two-three days: Health Minister
3 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus | Vaccination for 18-45 age group in Tamil Nadu to start in two-three days: Health Minister

The Hindu  

The vaccination programme for people aged between 18 and 45 in Tamil Nadu will start in two or three days, said Minister for Medical and Family Welfare Ma. “The drive to vaccinate people in the18-45 age group will soon start in one of the locations in Chennai in two to three days,” said the Minister after holding a review meeting …

Coronavirus | Association against diversion of government doctors to Chennai for COVID-19 work
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Association against diversion of government doctors to Chennai for COVID-19 work

The Hindu  

With the Health Department diverting doctors to Chennai for COVID-19 work, the Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association has vehemently opposed the move and decided to boycott the orders and go on a flash agitation, if forced. In a letter to the Health Secretary, the association opposed the “inhumane” diversion of doctors to Chennai for COVID-19 duties and asked all medical …

2,000 Mini-clinics to be set up before December 15: Tamil Nadu CM
4 years, 1 month ago

2,000 Mini-clinics to be set up before December 15: Tamil Nadu CM

India TV News  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Saturday said the government plans to mini-clinics across the state before December 15. The infection rate has come down owing to steps taken by the state like holding about 5.22 lakh fever camps- in which about 2.79 crore people got their check-up and about 11.46 lakh persons were detected to have fever- door-to-door …

3 Madras HC Judges Test Positive for COVID, Hearings to Be Limited
4 years, 7 months ago

3 Madras HC Judges Test Positive for COVID, Hearings to Be Limited

The Quint  

Meanwhile, as cases continue to rise at the secretariat, the staff has demanded the Tamil Nadu government to permit 33% of the workforce to function from office while the rest work from home. In a letter accessed by TNM, the Tamil Nadu Secretariat Association said that 50% of the secretariat staff are functioning from the office. In this scenario, the …

Coronavirus | Citing COVID-19 spike, TN CM urges PM not to resume air, rail services till May 31
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus | Citing COVID-19 spike, TN CM urges PM not to resume air, rail services till May 31

The Hindu  

Citing the increasing cases of COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday urged Prime Minister not to resume regular air and rail services in the State till May 31. Referring to media reports on plans to resume regular train services to and from Chennai from Tuesday, he said, “As the positive cases in Chennai are showing …

Kerala hires 276 doctors on emergency basis to fight COVID19
4 years, 9 months ago

Kerala hires 276 doctors on emergency basis to fight COVID19

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: The Kerala government has urgently hired 276 doctors to join the state health services to fight against the novel coronavirus outbreak. Considering this, the state health department has chalked out three action plans: Plan A, Plan B and Plan C. Under the three plans more than 6000 isolation beds have been arranged. According to each plan, number of doctors, …

Chennai: 3 new cases of COVID-19 reported; total cases rises to 15 in Tamil Nadu
4 years, 9 months ago

Chennai: 3 new cases of COVID-19 reported; total cases rises to 15 in Tamil Nadu

India TV News  

In a recent update of coronavirus cases in India, Tamil Nadu has reported three new cases of COVID-19. According to Tamil Nadu Health Minister, all three patients have been kept under isolation and they are stable. Health Minister of Tamil Nadu C Vijayabaskar announced to convert The Omandurar Government Multispeciality Hospital in Chennai's Mount Road into a special facility with …

Tamil Nadu Health workers who attend to coronavirus patients to be paid one month's extra salary
4 years, 9 months ago

Tamil Nadu Health workers who attend to coronavirus patients to be paid one month's extra salary

India TV News  

In a big announcement amid coronavirus outbreak and lockdown in the state, Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday announced one month's extra salary for Health Department workers like doctors, nurses and others, who attend to coronavirus patients. Tamil Nadu Assembly members at the assembly clapped for a minute expressing gratitude towards the health department, police and all other …

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