Srinagar July 01:(KNS) On the occasion of Doctors' Day, office bearers of the Society of consultant doctors JKSCD take the opportunity to offer sincere felicitations to all doctors' working tirelessly in their pursuit to heal, help and mitigate suffering. On this occasion we reiterate our resolve to our patients by choosing to value each individual who presents as a patient and committing ourselves to the ethical committment to care.

JKSCD welcomes the recent issuance of senior consultant list in health department by H&ME. JKSCD is, however, dismayed at the apathy and delay over the decision of the administrative department over constant ignoring of the inalienable fact that the posts earmarked for senior consultants are only for some limited specialities since its creation many years ago which, JKSCD believes was an irrational process in the first place since it did not take into consideration a proper procedure involving caderisation and allocation of a genuine number of senior consultant posts into each speciality. Specialties like SPM which has a foremost role to play in the present COVID-19 crisis does not have a single allocated consultant post in our department and more than eight specialities including the critical care speciality of Anaesthesia is not represented for senior consultant posts at all. Following the present process in promotions is not only insubstantial but is also not inclusive enough and thereby undermines not only promotional opportunities but also significantly hinders consultants' career progression.
SCD has raised this issue many times with the administration and had even drafted various memorandums duly forwarded by the Director Health to administrative department but it seems there is no headway. 1.(( No:- EST/3/1-133/1625 dtd 19-10-2019 (caderisation and other demands)); 2. (EST/3/1-133/611 dtd 19/02/2020). There is, quite expectedly dissent growing in the ranks of consultants as this kind of exercise benefits few only. SCD appeals his Excellency, the honorable LG of J&K, the honorable Advisor Health and the honorable Financial Commissioner Health and Medical Education to kindly look into this genuine issue and expedite efforts towards mitigation of the concerns of the consultant community of health department at the earliest.(KNS)