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Patient feedback report flags lapses in Pakistan's teaching hospitals

Jan 17, 2026

ided with free medicines, while 622 complained that duty doctors failed to treat them properly. In effect, 36 per cent of respondents highlighted the absence of free medicines, and 31 per cent expressed dissatisfaction over doctors' conduct and treatment standards. The data places Mayo Hospital Lahore at the top of the list for complaints related to doctors' non-cooperation, with 54 patients flagging the issue. It was followed by Nishtar Hospital Multan with 52 complaints and the Children's Hospital Lahore with 48. Several other leading institutions, including hospitals in Sahiwal, Rahim Yar Khan, Lahore and Bahawalpur, also featured prominently in patients' grievances.