Punjab to recruit 1,000 doctors in coming weeks

Punjab Caretaker Minister for Primary and Secondary Health Care Dr Jamal Nasir has informed that the Punjab government has decided to recruit more than one thousand new doctors to overcome the shortage of doctors in the government hospitals in the province.

The minister said that the recruitment process for 1045 posts of doctors was being initiated shortly and advertisement for seeking applications from interested candidates will be published very soon.

The minister further revealed that the applications for recruitment will be received online in order to ensure credibility of the recruitment procedure. He told that marks for interview have been excluded to make the recruitment process transparent in all respects. Selection procedure of doctors will also be online, he added.

He told that no recommendation will be made for the recruitment of any doctor and recruitment will be based solely on merit.

He said that a legislation will be passed for providing protection to doctors and staff during duty hours. He urged the doctors that they should consider their work as worship and not as a job only