Office of Commissioner, Health Services on Tuesday issued directives to officials for making all necessary arrangements keeping in view the State-wide closure of Out Patient Department services called by private doctors and hospitals/clinics on Wednesday (January 30).
The directives were issued to Director, Medical Education, Chief Medical and Health Officer and Civil Surgeon cum Chief Hospital Superintendent of all districts of the State.
The closure had been called to protest increasing incidents of attack on doctors in the State.
The directive states that due to closure of private hospitals/clinics there is possibility of increased flow of patients in Government Medical College related hospitals, district hospital, community health centres, primary health centres and sub health centres.
So, to ensure that all the incoming patients are treated , the OPD should function from 8 am to 5 pm. The duty of doctors should be fixed accordingly. Additional to it, all the emergency services should remain continuously operational round-the-clock.
The directive also states that keeping in view of heavy flow of patients, additional emergency medicines should also be stocked in pharmacies. The 108 and 102 ambulance services at the hospital and health centres should also be kept on standby.