This department has been vested with the responsibility of maintaining and developing the health care system in W.B. Public health, sanitation and hospitals are the exclusive responsibilities of the State.
Each Health Facility would have to identify Facility Manager(s) who would remain responsible for responding to each call from the Health Helpline on behalf of the Hospital Authority. S/he will also have to remain responsible for updating the static database related to availability of Hospital Services
The last date of receipt for application for deputation of Medical and Administrative Personnel to Consulate General of India, Saudi Arabia for Haj-2013 has been extended from 28.02.2013 to 25.03.2013.
All Health Administrators to implement the guideline attached with this circular for proper implementation. IEC activities in this regard should be taken up immediately.
One-day orientation programme on Nursing Management at 2nd floor Auditorium of Swasthya Bhawan, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-91 on 05.08.2014 for Gr. I (ii) Sisters.
A one day awareness campaign to display Strength of AYUSH in the State will be held on 19/09/2014 at 10 a.m. in the Auditorium of N.R.S Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata.
Each of the candidates provisionally selected for G.N.M. training course to be called for documents verification will have to bring Medically fit Certificate in the prescribed format from a registered Medical Practitioner having at least MBBS degree.
All Government Health Care Delivery facilities are directed not to sanction any kind of leave in favor of all the Medical Teachers, Medical Officers, Nursing Personnel and other concerned employees deployed and functioning in high priority delivery points namely maternity wards, Labor Rooms, Neonatal Wards, Pediatric Wards, NICU, PICU, SNCU, SNSU etc.
Notice along with a copy of the Combined Provisional list of eligible candidates for admission into Diploma Course in Pharmacy for the session 2013-14 published at www.wbhealth.gov.in
The eligible RSBY smart cardholders will be entitled to receive Rs 600 as transport allowance at the time of discharge from all Medical College hospitals & teaching hospitals in the State.
Food & Supplies Department will provide rice (@ of 5 kg per month), wheat/atta (@ 2.5 Kg per month), musur dal (@ of 1 Kg per month) and Bengal gram (@ of 1 kg per month) free of cost to each such mother and child.