Ludhiana, March 24 -- The health department on Sunday issued orders for posting of 255 postgraduates from government medical colleges in hospitals across Punjab as per the bond signed by them at the time of admission.

The notification mentioned that the specialists include 36 physicians, 35 surgeons, 25 gynaecologists, 24 anaesthesiologists, 19 orthopedicians, 16 otolaryngologists (ear, nose and throat specialists) and eight paediatricians.

These postgraduates are from government medical colleges in Patiala and Amritsar besides Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital in Faridkot.

Doctors welcomed the decision to address the shortage of doctors. "Such a move is the need of the hour amid shortage of specialist doctors and tepid re...