Govt panels to ensure health institutions follow Covid norms
The committees have been asked to inspect hospitals in next seven days and submit a report about compliance of SC directives related to Covid hospitals. After the first inspection, the committees will do the inspections every 15 days
JAIPUR: In compliance with the Supreme Court or der, t he health department of Rajasthan on Sunday announced divisional and district level committees, which will ensure that all medical institutions, government or private, f oll ow t he guidelines related to coronavirus diseasqe (Covid-19).
Principal secretary of health department Akhil Arora said there are two committees at the divisional level and one at every district to ensure that treatment protocol is being followed, dead bodies are being handled with dignity, CCTV cameras and help desk for stress management.
“The committees have been asked to inspect hospitals in next seven days and submit a report about compliance of SC directives related to Covid hospitals. After the first inspection, t he committees will do t he inspections every 15 days,” Arora said.
The divisional committee will comprise a representative of district collector not below t he r a nk o f a n ADM, j o i nt director of health department, senior physician, senior microbiologist, senior chest physician, senior paediatrician and
AKHIL ARORA, principal secretary, health department
senior PSM expert of medical college, and deputy chief medical and health officer.
The second committee at divisional level, called technical committee, will have all these members minus the representative of the district collector. This committee will do technical evaluation of Covid-19 cases, issue necessary instructions and refer patients to higher centres.
The committee at district level will comprise a representative of district collector not below the rank of an ADM, senior physician, senior chest physician, senior paediatrician and senior anaesthesiologist from district hospital, and deputy chief medical and health officer.
The district committee will inspect government and private hospitals when the district collector’s representative and at least two members are present. For inspection by divisional level committee, presence of district collector’s representative, joint director of health department and at least two members is must.
The committees will do regular monitoring of isolation beds and put the numbers in public domain, said the order. They will ensure availabili t y of equipment, medicines and basic amenities in Covid-19 care centres and hospitals. They will also ensure that private hospitals are offering tests and treatment at rates fixed by the state government.
If there are shortcomings at government or private dedicated hospitals related to treatment, testing, amenities, equipment or medicines, the committee will inform the hospital in writing and also send a report to the health directorate in Jaipur.
The joint director has been directed to send inspection report every 15 days after the first inspection to the health director in Jaipur.