Srinagar, Oct 29, Oct. 30 -- Calls are growing for the restoration of administrative autonomy at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, amid concerns that staff shortages and bureaucratic delays are affecting patient care at the premier healthcare institution. In 2023, SKIMS was brought under the administrative framework of the Health and Medical Education (H&ME) Department. Previously, the institute reported directly to the Chief Secretary and the Chief Minister, with greater powers to manage recruitment and other administrative matters.Former SKIMS Director Dr Parvaiz Koul said the change had weakened the institution's functioning and affected its ability to recruit doctors and paramedical staff, procure machinery ...