PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government in a bid
to ensure effective and healthy services has formally banned the use of
smartphones and tablets during working hours i
n all health care facilities across the province.
KP Health Minister Dr Hisham Inamullah Khan in an issued notification on Tuesday said that the patients were neglected and service delivery was compromised when the medical staff used
smartphones during working hours.
The staff is free to use hospital phones in case of any emergency. A strict disciplinary action will be taken against those who fail to comply.
Earlier, a picture had surfaced in which a doctor was seen neglecting his patients and using a phone at a hospital in KP. He was
criticised fo
r his actions and PPP’s Nighat Orakzai raised the matter in KP assembly.
