Updated: Nov 21 2022 10:34PM

Kolkata, Nov 21 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday directed government doctors in the districts to stop the practice of referring patients to other hospitals, saying that the physician concerned will be held responsible if a referred patient dies.

She asked Health Secretary NS Nigam to take strict measures as a claim to cure this menace.

“When will you stop referring? Even pregnant women are being referred to other hospitals,” Banerjee told doctors present at a meeting to review the state’s healthcare system.

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