The controversy over a surprise inspection at the Thiruvalla taluk hospital by Health Minister Veena George has taken a new turn with the hospital superintendent seeking explanations from as many as six medical officers for their absence from the Out Patient (OP) wing of the hospital.
In a show-cause notice, the hospital superintendent said only three doctors were present at the OP wing when the Health Minister visited the hospital at 10.30 a.m. on August 6. Of the remaining six, four had marked their attendance but were not present at the OP while the other two failed to sign in.
The notice also asked to one doctor to explain her failure to mark attendances on the previous couple of days as well.
