Develop effective registration system in hospitals to prevent long queues: Dhami
Friday, 30 September 2022 | PNS | DEHRADUN
Tells Health Dept to remain prepared to meet the challenge of dengue, viral fever & malaria in post monsoon period
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said that an effective mechanism for registration should be set in place in the government hospitals so that patients do not have to undergo the ordeal of standing in long queues.
The CM chaired a review meeting of the officers of the medical education and health department at the State secretariat on Thursday. He said that a system of online and token should be developed and the helpline number 104 should be widely publicised so that the patients can avail the benefit of telemedicine. The CM said that the officers and the public representatives should be encouraged to adopt the TB patients under the campaign to free Uttarakhand from TB. He suggested that for monitoring the Aysuhman cards, golden cards and cards issued by the labour department should be brought on one platform.
He directed that the health department should undertake an awareness campaign to ensure that information about different schemes of union and State government in the health sector reaches out to the masses. Stressing on the need for taking innovative measures for improving health services in the mountainous areas, the CM said that doctors should be encouraged to work in remote areas. He said that every possible effort should be done to provide better health facilities to the people at block and Tehsil level. On a stern note the CM directed the officers to ensure proper sanitation and availability of quality food in the hospitals. He said that diseases like dengue, viral fever and malaria are more prevalent during the period after the monsoon and to meet the challenges posed by them necessary arrangements should be made in the hospitals. Dhami said that regular fogging should be undertaken in the municipal corporations and municipalities and special vigil should be maintained in view of the festival season.
He said that a stern stance should be adopted against the work execution agencies which are responsible for delay in completion of construction works. He said that delay in construction escalates the project cost so the responsibility of the officers should be fixed. Dhami said that a concrete planning is needed to make Uttarakhand a drugs free State by the year 2025 and directed that a monthly meeting in this regard should be taken by the health minister.
The Health minister Dhan Singh Rawat said that a uniform system of charging registration fee should be adopted in all the government hospitals. He suggested that best practices of other states should be kept in mind while making plans to improve the health services.
The additional chief secretary Radha Raturi, Health secretary R Rajesh Kumar, additional secretary Arunendra Chauhan, director general (in-charge) of Health Services Dr Vinita Shah, principal of Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) Dr Ashutosh Sayana and others were present on the occasion.
