Mayo Hospital MS, chief pharmacists shown door.

LAHORE -- Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has suspended Mayo Hospital MS Dr Tahir Khalil and Chief Pharmacist Irshad Hussain for poor service delivery at the public healthcare facility.

Tahir and Hussain were suspended under Peeda act for showing dereliction of duty and mismanagement and asked to report e to the Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Deportment. CEO Prof Dr Asad Aslam Khan and other staff have been issued warning. Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education secretary accompanied the CM during the visit.

Buzdar visited Mayo Hospital on Wednesday and met patients and their attendants in the emergency ward. He expressed his anger over the condition of CNIC for allowing use of wheelchairs and reprimanded the chief pharmacist as attendants made complaints to the CM about problems of getting medicines.

He said: 'There is a dire need to bring improvement to the emergency of Mayo Hospital. I am not satisfied with the condition of medical facilities provided to patients. Action will be initiated against negligent officials.

'I am saddened by the condition of emergency of such a big hospital and making CNIC mandatory for providing...