{"id":4731,"date":"2025-08-28T06:28:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T00:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=4731"},"modified":"2025-08-28T06:28:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T00:58:08","slug":"disciplinary-inquiry-against-national-hospitals-deputy-director-dr-bellana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=4731","title":{"rendered":"Disciplinary inquiry against National Hospital\u2019s Deputy Director Dr. Bellana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Acting Health Minister Dr. Hansaka Wijemuni says that a disciplinary inquiry is to be initiated against the Deputy Director of the Colombo National Hospital, Dr. Rukshan Bellana, for divulging information regarding the health condition of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe to the media while he was receiving treatment at the hospital in remand custody.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Wijemuni stressed that Dr. Bellana had no authority to comment on or release information about the former President\u2019s medical status.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has no right to issue such information,\u201d Dr. Wijemuni said adding that the former President Ranil Wickremesinghe was not even admitted in his section.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Deputy Director of the Colombo National Hospital acted beyond his responsibilities. This must be investigated,\u201d the Acting Minister said.<\/p>\n<p>He further pointed out that revealing a patient\u2019s medical information to the media was neither legal nor ethical, regardless of the position held by the officer concerned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis actions are not acceptable. Some of the remarks made were also factually incorrect. Therefore, a disciplinary investigation will definitely be carried out,\u201d Dr. Wijemuni confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>facebook sharing button Sharetwitter sharing button Tweetemail sharing button Email<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acting Health Minister Dr. Hansaka Wijemuni says that a disciplinary inquiry is to be initiated against the Deputy Director of the Colombo National Hospital, Dr. Rukshan Bellana, for divulging information regarding the health condition of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe to the media while he was receiving treatment at the hospital in remand custody. 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