Parliamentary Committee ordered out of bond during GPHC tour
… concerns rise over proper storage, shortage of drugs
It was commotion and high drama when the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Social Services, Dr Vindhya Persaud defied efforts by management of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) to restrict her delegation from accessing the drug bond during an organised tour of the
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facility on Wednesday.
At the beginning of the announced tour, Committee members were informed that the tour will be confined to four departments – Accident and Emergency, Surgical Outpatient, Cardiac ICU and the Paediatric Unit.
But as the visit winded down, Dr Persaud felt it was necessary to visit the bond in light of its importance to the operations of the Hospital.
Tension immediately rose however when the Chairperson of the GPHC Board, Kesaundra Alves and other hospital staff attempted to prevent the parliamentarians from visiting the area.
Alves insisted that the bond was not included in the tour as no preparations were made by the staff to facilitate the visit.
Nonetheless, Dr Persaud led other Committee Members including Alister Charlie,
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