CM chairs key meeting with Health Dept, Directs Real-Time Centralised Tracking of Medicines in Govt Hospitals
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Nayab Singh Saini has directed that all government hospitals must maintain medicine records on a real-time centralised portal. Doctors will be able to check the availability of medicines in their respective hospitals, leaving no scope for prescribing medicines from outside. He made it clear that if any doctor still prescribes outside medicines, they must explicitly state on the OPD slip that the medicine is unavailable in the hospital. Responsibility for ensuring compliance will lie with the Chief Medical Officers (CMOs).
The Chief Minister gave these directions while chairing a high-level review meeting on the state’s healthcare services at the Secretariat on Monday. Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Dr. Sumita Misra and Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. Arun Gupta were present.
During the meeting, the Chief Minister reviewed key aspects including availability of medicines, status of medical equipment, OPD management, staffing of doctors and paramedics, procurement systems, and quality of patient care. He said that officers concerned should ensure that patients visiting government hospitals should not face any inconvenience and further directed to maintain continuous monitoring of all services. He categorically said that shortage of medicines at any level will not be tolerated. A robust real-time monitoring system for medicine stocks must be implemented to ensure timely replenishment. He also directed that annual empanelment of suppliers be undertaken and CMOs should communicate medicine requirements to empanelled agencies at least four days in advance to avoid shortages.
