<p>Agartala: The Tripura government has made wearing uniforms for doctors, lab technicians and other staffers at state-run hospitals mandatory, an official said on Monday.</p>.<p>A section of medical officers, faculty members and lab technicians are not wearing the uniform during duty hours, Director of Health Services Supriya Mallik told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>"Dresses for all medical professionals have already been prescribed but some don't follow the guidelines. That's why the Health Department is stressing that they wear proper dresses -- from doctors to nurses to housekeeping staff,' he said, adding that they should also wear their identity cards.</p>.<p>The heads of the state-run hospitals and the chief medical officers of the districts have been asked to implement the direction in a month, Mallik said.</p>.<p>"We will observe the situation for the next one month. Thereafter, contempt of the order will be dealt with strictly," he said. </p>
<p>Agartala: The Tripura government has made wearing uniforms for doctors, lab technicians and other staffers at state-run hospitals mandatory, an official said on Monday.</p>.<p>A section of medical officers, faculty members and lab technicians are not wearing the uniform during duty hours, Director of Health Services Supriya Mallik told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>"Dresses for all medical professionals have already been prescribed but some don't follow the guidelines. That's why the Health Department is stressing that they wear proper dresses -- from doctors to nurses to housekeeping staff,' he said, adding that they should also wear their identity cards.</p>.<p>The heads of the state-run hospitals and the chief medical officers of the districts have been asked to implement the direction in a month, Mallik said.</p>.<p>"We will observe the situation for the next one month. Thereafter, contempt of the order will be dealt with strictly," he said. </p>