Hospital staff will be dismissed if found guilty: Minister says on Tumakuru mother, twins’ death
Bengaluru: Dr K Sudhakar, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, has said that four staff members of the Tumakuru district hospital, accused of causing the death of a mother and her newborns by denying medical attention, will be dismissed if the charges are proven true.
“Strict legal action will also be taken against them,” the minister said in his post on social media on Friday.
The commissioner of the Department of Health and Family Welfare issued an order suspending a doctor and three nurses of the Tumakuru district hospital on Thursday, as a woman and her newborn children in the city died after being denied timely medical attention at the hospital, said sources.
In his post, Dr Sudhakar has said that, at the outset, it seems an act of dereliction of duty by the doctor and the three nurses of the Obstetrics Ward in the hospital, and the four staff members have been suspended by the Department.
“The government and the Health Department have considered this matter very seriously. A high-level committee has been formed, led by the Commissioner of the Department, for further investigation of the incident. The committee members have also been told to submit a report within two weeks,” the minister said.
Reminding that it is the foremost duty of medical staff, including doctors and nurses, to provide medical attention and treatment to a patient, the minister has said, “The government has already ordered medical professionals not to demand a patient to produce any sort of record. The order is being re-issued.”
“All health officials have been strictly instructed to ensure such an incident does not recur,” the minister added.
ತುಮಕೂರು ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಗೆ ಇಂದು ತುರ್ತು ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಿ, ತುಂಬು ಗರ್ಭಿಣಿ ಮಹಿಳೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಆಕೆಯ ನವಜಾತ ಶಿಶುಗಳ ಮರಣ ಪ್ರಕರಣದ ಕುರಿತು ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಪಡೆಯಲಾಯಿತು.
— Dr Sudhakar K (@mla_sudhakar) November 3, 2022
ದುರ್ದೈವವಶಾತ್ ನಡೆದಿರುವ ಈ ಘಟನೆ ನನಗೆ ಅತೀವ ನೋವು ತಂದಿದ್ದು ನನ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ದಿಗ್ಭ್ರಮೆ ಮೂಡಿಸಿದೆ.
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Bengaluru jail introduces biometric tracking system for prisoners
Bengaluru: In a bid to curb misconduct and illegal activities inside Parappana Agrahara Central Prison, prison authorities have introduced a new ‘Prisoners Tracking Movement System’ under which inmates will have to undergo biometric verification while entering every barrack.
According to jail officials, biometric systems have been installed across all major sections of the prison, including barracks, visitor rooms, hospital, canteen, kitchen, library, playground, handicraft units and bakery sections. Staff members have also been deployed at these locations.
Officials said inmates visiting the visitors’ room must now obtain a digital token after biometric verification. Details such as the prisoner’s name, identification number and entry time will be updated in the prison software system. This will help authorities maintain a complete digital record of inmates visiting and returning from meeting rooms.
Similar systems have also been introduced at entry points of the hospital, library and other barracks accessed for work-related purposes. Officials said the system will help identify prisoners involved in suspicious or illegal activities with other inmates and enable authorities to track how much time a prisoner spends at different locations inside the prison.
Authorities stated that AI-powered cameras were already being used inside the prison to monitor inmates as well as prison staff. Along with this, digital tracking of prisoner phone calls and a digital token system for visitor meetings have now been added to strengthen surveillance over inmate movement. Officials said the project has been implemented at a cost of around Rs 2.25 crore.
The prison department has also introduced a canteen usage tracking system to monitor prisoners’ spending patterns. Instead of direct cash payments, inmates can purchase bakery items and snacks using wallets or coupons issued within the prison system.
Officials said the digital system will record details including the buyer’s name, items purchased, quantity, date, time and remaining wallet balance. This will allow prison authorities to maintain complete expenditure records of inmates.
