44 nursing schools upgraded to colleges
Lahore
January 20, 2021
LAHORE:Punjab finally upgraded all 44 nursing schools to nursing colleges here on Tuesday by the personal efforts of Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid. Now all the nurses shall be awarded degrees instead of diplomas.
The Pakistan Nursing Council has also granted approval for the transformation of these 44 nursing schools into nursing colleges. Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid said that now nurses shall be able to complete Masters and PhDs. She said that no previous government ever took such a step for the welfare of the nurses.
The minister said that the up-gradation to nursing colleges has been announced as per vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar. She said, “For the first time in history, 500 male nurses have been recruited by the government. The Shahdra Nursing College has been reserved for the training of male nurses. In the next two years, another five nurs
Minister suspends Shahdara hospital MS for negligence
Lahore
January 20, 2021
LAHORE: Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid suspended Medical Superintendent (MS) Govt Teaching Hospital Shahdara Dr Shahid Iqbal Qureshi here on Tuesday. He was suspended for negligence. On the directions of the minister, Additional Secretary (Development) Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department Dr Asif Tufail visited the Govt Teaching Hospital Shahdara. He visited the operation theatre, emergency unit and other sections and reviewed the arrangements of cleanliness and medical facilities. During his visit, the MS was found absent from duty. The minister ordered a schedule for visits of officials to different hospitals to assess the performance of medical superintendents. She said during surprise visits, if serious negligence and mismanagement was found, the MS concerned shall be suspended.
MS suspended on negligence charges
Official sources said the GTHS MS remained absent throughout the visit of the additional secretary
APP
January 20, 2021
PTI leader Dr Yasmin Rashid addressing a press conference in Lahore on Monday, September 18, 2017. EXPRESS NEWS SCREENGRAB
LAHORE:
Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid on Tuesday suspended Medical Superintendent (MS) of Government Teaching Hospital Shahdara (GTHS) Dr Shahid Iqbal Qureshi (BS-19) on charges of negligence and misconduct .
According to the Punjab Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education Department (SH&ME) spokesperson, the MS was found absent from duty during a surprise visit conducted by Additional Secretary Dr Asif Tufail on the direction of the health minister.
44 nursing schools in Punjab upgraded to colleges
National
January 20, 2021
LAHORE: Punjab finally upgraded all 44 nursing schools to nursing colleges here on Tuesday by the personal efforts of Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid. Now all the nurses shall be awarded degrees instead of diplomas.
The Pakistan Nursing Council has also granted approval for the transformation of these 44 nursing schools into nursing colleges. Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid said that now nurses shall be able to complete Masters and PhDs. She said that no previous government ever took such a step for the welfare of the nurses.
The minister said that the up-gradation to nursing colleges has been announced as per vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar. She said, âFor the first time in history, 500 male nurses have been recruited by the government. The Shahdra Nursing College has been reserved for the training of male nurses. In the next two years, a
Lahore
January 19, 2021
LAHORE:Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that the opposition’s negative politics would be countered through public service as the people wanted development and the alliance of the corrupt cannot hoodwink the people.
Provincial Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid called on Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar at his office on Monday and briefed him about the steps taken for dealing with the corona virus. The chief minister directed that the SOPs should be effectively implemented and the citizens should remain careful to protect themselves and others from the pandemic. The chief minister said that the public cooperation fully materialised the government efforts. The government is fulfilling its duties but the citizens should also remain very careful, he added. He reiterated that the public health was important and the citizens should also fulfill their responsibilities. The opposition has totally forgotten the national interest as PDM is intriguing to