Sopore: Doctors Association Kashmir(DAK) in a statement today has refuted allegations against Paediatric Department of SDH, Sopore.President,DAK,Dr G M Mir while it has termed these allegations as not factual .in the The statement said that a fact finding mission of DAK visited the hospital and came out with the observations that all doctors of the said hospital are working with zeal and dedication .
In the Statement issued to Kashmir Scenario added that DAK group talked to various people inside and outside the hospital and were satisfied with the work of doctors .
The allegations leveled in the story carried out by local daily are not correct . DAK team further came to know that the doctor against whom it was alleged that he was absent on 15th August was actually on legitimate “off”and had official duty at District Hospital ,Baramulla the next day.
The reporter should have known that physiological jaundice in children is a normal phenomenon and does not need any screening. He further said that why should poor people be forced to spend thousands of rupees unnecessarily for screening of diseases which are are not clinicaly suspected.
He further said that doctors managing Paediatric Department at SDH,Sopore are highly competent and dedicated professionals who know their subject very well as such we advise our young journalists that before publishing stories about medical negligence they should speak to concerned specialists and than only publish the stories.