Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has given approval of 1373 new posts of charge nurses for Lahore General Hospital in order to make up the deficiency of nurses in the hospital. This decision would not only upgrade the medical facilities for the patients but also improve the standard of services and nursing the ailing humanity.
This was informed by Prof. Khalid Mahmood, Principal Post Graduate Medical Institute and Lahore General Hospital, while addressing a meeting of nurses here today. The meeting was attended by Principal Nursing School LGH, Raeesa Ishtiaq, AMS Dr. Shabnam Gulzar, DCN Farhat Mahboob, Nursing Superintendent Razia Bano and administrative doctors.
Prof Khalid Mahmood said that Health is top priority for the present Punjab Government and there is no doubt about it that each and every department of Health has been improved through the personal interest of the Chief Minister. He said that Punjab Government has always showed keen interest to the solution of LGH problems whether it is posts of charge nurses or mater of regularization of contract employees or provision of funds for the developmental projects underway at hospital. He thanked the Chief Minister for taking timely decisions and action regarding up grading the institution. He expressed his commitment to recruit charge nurses against news posts strictly on merit in a transparent manner as was done in the past to fulfill the expectations of the Chief Minister.