No compromise to be made on merit: Dr Yasmin

LAHORE, Sep 18 (APP):Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin
Rashid has sanctioned the recruitment on all vacant posts
at public hospitals across the Punjab.
She said that no compromise would be made on merit and
transparency in recruitment process.
She was chairing a meeting held at Primary and Secondary
Health Department here on Tuesday. The meeting was told that
Punjab Public Service Commission had selected 6891 candidates
for the post of medical officers of which 2967 were women
medical officers while 3924 were medical officer.
Selected medical officers would be given posting through
online preference system in the first week of next month
(October).
As many as 10763 posts of medical officers were vacant
across the province however, on few doctors were working on
ad hoc basis the meeting was briefed.
Doctors selected from PPSC would replace ad hoc medical
officers.
The Minister said in next phase further recruitment of
3872 medical officers would be requisite to PPSC in October.
The PPSC should be approached for early compilation of
recruitment process in the health department, she directed.
She expressed her satisfaction over recruitment of 2834
nurses through PPSC and directed that posting of such nurses
be made on priority basis. Requisition for recruitment of
further 1919 nurses be sent to PPSC in October, she pledged.
The minister said that in all districts recruitment of
employees from BPS 01 to BPS 15 would be made through testing
service. The Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar nodded for
recruitment in health department which is clear indication of
Punjab Government’s willingness to improve public health
sector, she noted.
All District Health Authorities would be empowered to
complete the recruitment process in their respective departments,
said Yasmin Rashid.