In any human system, even in heaven and hell, there is order Is it not biased to say only doctors should head hospitals when health care delivery is encompassing? In any human system, even in heaven and hell, there is order. The phenomenon playing out in the public health care sector amounts to an unnecessary equality beauty contest and unholy quest for the doctor’s leadership authority. This is quite unfortunate and uncalled for. Every profession and system has a ‘soul’ and a custodian of the core values.
That should be someone that has a broad-based general knowledge of the intricate workings of that system or sector. In the health care sector, this professional is unquestionably the medical doctor. People have been referring to some settings where the so-called professional managers are heading hospitals. May I point out here that recent evidence has proved that physician-led…