The Health Ministry has decided to immediately transfer all assistant doctors who have served at the Welikada Prison Hospital for more than four years.
According to a senior Health Ministry official, these assistant doctors would be informed to report to the Health Ministry.
He said some assistant doctors have been serving at the Prisons Hospital for more than 7 years.
“They will be posted to suitable places after reporting to the Health Ministry,”he said.
The Health Ministry official said that the ministry has received reports that some assistant doctors are attempting to create internal issues.