Tangail Medical College Hospital: State Minister Tuku Urges Doctors to Ensure No Patient Is Harmed by Negligence
State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salahuddin Tuku has urged doctors to exercise the utmost caution and care so that no patient is harmed because of medical negligence.
He made the call on Tuesday morning (27 October) while chairing a coordination meeting of the hospital management committee in the conference room of Tangail Medical College (Tamek) Hospital.
Sultan Salahuddin Tuku said about five million people live in Tangail, which has one general hospital and one medical college hospital. Work is under way to improve the quality of service at the general hospital, he said.
He said people trust Tangail Medical College Hospital for the quality of its services, and believe it is capable of providing advanced treatment alongside the hospitals in Dhaka. That, he said, is certainly positive.
The state minister said everyone must be conscious of how to raise the hospital's quality of service further, adding that the standard of healthcare can be improved if everyone works together and properly discharges the duties entrusted to them.
He assured the meeting that the hospital's existing manpower shortage would be resolved quickly. He also directed that a transparent complaints box be installed to improve the quality of service.
The meeting discussed the hospital's overall activities, existing problems and development plans. The shortage of doctors and other staff, the supply of medicines and medical equipment, the quality of patients' tests, the ward environment, food quality and ensuring doctors attend hospital on time were given importance.
The meeting also discussed in detail ending the menace of broker syndicates at the hospital, evicting illegal shops in front of the gate, resolving infrastructure problems, ensuring toilet cleanliness, establishing a corruption-free administration, launching a forensic department and improving the ambulance service.
The meeting began with a recitation from the Holy Quran. Hospital director Dr Md Abdul Kuddus then delivered a welcome address and presented an overview of the hospital's overall activities, existing problems and development plans.
Attendees included Deputy Commissioner Abu Sayeed, Superintendent of Police Muhammad Shamsul Alam Sarkar, Additional Superintendent of Police Md Rabiul Islam, Tangail Medical College principal Professor Dr Mohammad Abu Hanif, Civil Surgeon Dr Farazi Muhammad Mahbubul Alam Manju, Tangail Public Works Department executive engineer Shambhu Ram Pal, former BNP member secretary Mahmudul Haque Sanu and Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB) Tangail district branch president Dr Abdul Matin. Doctors, journalists and leaders of the BNP and other political parties were also present.
The meeting was moderated by Dr Fakhrul Amin Badal, associate professor of the paediatrics department of Tangail Medical College Hospital.
