Patient Care Service
IPD and OPD treatment as well as diagnosis, are referred to as patient care services in hospitals.
As per recommendation of the Multi-disciplinary Expert Group, there will be one single central clinical laboratory at those secondary and primary care hospitals for more patient friendly approach.
For the execution of the Quality Assurance Programme, the Department of Health and Family Welfare has decided to institute the Quality management System in all the six secondary level district hospitals.
All the Out patient departments, Indoor Patient departments, Polyclinics of all Government Hospitals and all other public health facilities, prescriptions shall be made out in generic name of drug.
Under the National Iron + Initiative, iron and folic acid supplementation is being given across life stages including pregnant, lactating women and adolescent girls at health facilities and during outreach activities.
Action may be taken against hospital/ clinic for refusal to treat victims of acid attacks in contravention of the provisions of Section 357C of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
In order to further improve the provision of user-friendly amenities and environmental sanitation of different Health Care Facilities it is decided to launch a special campaign entitled CITIZEN CENTRIC FORTNIGHT during the period from 1st July 2013 to 15th July 2013.
Conducting Cataract Surgeries free of cost for the patients is a mandate of the NPCB, whether it is conducted in Govt. hospital or in the hospitals of partner NGOs.
Safe Abortion Care Services will be provided through empanelled Private registered Medical Practitioners at public health facilities which do not have CAC trained MOs till date or will not be provided with CAC trained MOs in 2014-15.
User charges imposed in all the secondary and primary hospitals of the State is withdrawn to allow free diagnostics, pathology, therapeutic & surgeries and beds.
The Superintendents are directed to Constitute 11 (eleven) Quality Circles in their hospital for Quality improvement and each such Circle must have at least one member trained at Swasthya Bhawan.