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Govt Hospitals: No More Medicine Shortages!
20 Oct
Summary
- Circular issued for uninterrupted patient treatment in government hospitals.
- Availability of medicines and lab reagents to be strictly monitored.
- Hospitals can use development funds for unavailable lab test materials.
A directive has been issued by the Health Department to ensure continuous patient treatment across all government hospitals. This includes meticulous monitoring of medicine and laboratory reagent stocks by the Directors of Health Services and Medical Education.
To improve prescription accuracy, outpatient departments will receive updated lists of available medicines. Doctors are also mandated to use generic names on all prescriptions.
Furthermore, bi-weekly reports on reagent stock and future needs will be submitted to preemptively manage any potential shortages. Where essential materials for laboratory tests are unavailable, hospitals are authorized to procure them using Hospital Development Committee funds.
