Haryana Government will formulate a policy for higher education of serving nurses and under the same policy, a nursing college would be set up at Nalhar in district Mewat.
The setting up of a college for nurses would help in checking the problem of shortage of nursing staff in the state, said Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij.
He held a meeting with office bearers of Nursing Staff Association here on Thursday.
Vij said that the State Government has prepared a software for the transfer of doctors, para-medical staff and other staff and it would soon be available.
Also, a software for roster duty of nursing staff was being prepared. There would be a dress code for all categories of employees, said the Minister.
Vij said that a gradation list of nurses would be prepared for their timely promotion. Apart from constructing quarters in all hospitals, crèches would also be set up to facilitate the nursing staff in performing their duty.
He said that the proposal to introduce a refresher course for doctors and para-medical staff was under consideration so as to acquaint them with latest information.
The State Government has, on the demand of employees’ associations, not only given relaxation in age to contractual employees, but has also decided to give maximum of eight marks on the basis of their length of experience, said he.
He added that the vacant posts of nursing sister and matron would soon be filled up in the state.
Recently, the State Government has announced to create a separate cadre of specialists in the Health Department so as to ensure all kind of heath care services to the patients.