Panel to examine issue, suggest measures: Min

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Panel to examine issue, suggest measures: Min

Tuesday, 16 July 2019 | PNS | BHUBANESWAR

Health and Family Welfare Minister Naba Kishore Das has said that the State Government has constituted a committee to examine various aspects of a uniform legislative framework to address the issue of assaults on clinical establishments and doctors on duty.

Das said the committee would discuss all steps and, accordingly, prepare a proposal.

"Odisha already has a law in place to ensure doctors' safety. If need arises to take more steps, then we will surely examine the advisory and implement accordingly. I believe that awareness programmes are also essential to curb attacks on doctors.

The CDMOs will have to work on bettering the relation of district hospitals with public," he said.

Notably, after incidents of strike by doctors because of alleged assault on them, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued an advisory to all States and Union Territories to consider immediate measures for inculcating an effective sense of security among the doctors on duty.

The steps are security of sensitive hospitals to be managed by a designated and trained force, installation of CCTV cameras and round- the- clock Quick Reaction Teams.

These teams with effective communication/security gadgets particularly at casualty, emergency and areas having high footfalls will take care of situation.

Advisory includes well-equipped centralized control room for monitoring and quick response, entry restriction for undesirable persons, instituting FIR against assaulters, display of legislation protecting doctors in every hospital and police station.

The Union Government advised for appointment of a Nodal Officer to monitor medical negligence. It also advised for expeditious filling up of vacant posts of doctors and paramedical staff in hospitals/Primary Health Centres to avoid excessive burden/pressure on doctors and to maintain global doctor-patient ratio.

Provision of better infrastructural facilities and medical equipment and sanction of extra monetary incentive for the doctors and paramedical staff serving in hard/remote areas as compared to major and metro cities with better career prospects, etc., was advised.

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