Polyclinic’s dispensaries to be used as ‘filter’ clinics
First meeting of hospital reforms committee meets in the capital
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ISLAMABAD:
In order to lower the massive burden of patients on the Federal Government Hospital (Polyclinic) in the heart of the federal capital, it has been decided to use its attached dispensaries as ‘filter’ clinics.
This was decided during the first-ever meeting of the Polyclinic Reforms Committee. The meeting was presided over by the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza. The health secretary, Polyclinic executive director and representatives from the Planning Commission and other members attended the meeting.
The objective of the meeting was to identify areas for improvement, submit recommendations and oversee the reforms implementation process in infrastructure renovation and expansion, service delivery and human resource development.
At the outset, Dr Mirza highlighted that the government was committed to working towards achieving better health outcomes.
He acknowledged that the hospital faces issues of space but noted that the staff was hard working.
“There is an urgent need to work on reforms process to provide quality healthcare services to masses,” he said.
During the meeting, issues pertaining to the expansion of the hospital and the high load of patients were discussed in detail.
The hospital’s executive director dilated on the legal aspects of acquiring land for constructing another building for the hospital.
Around 2.54 acres of land for constructing an expansion of Polyclinic in Sector G-6 f the federal capital was provided by the Argentinian government in its Argentina Park, located adjacent to the hospital. However, the issue was finally decided by the Supreme Court earlier this year after it allowed the hospital to take over the allocated land in the park.
However, the allocation ran into legal snags after it was challenged in court by locals who feared that it would destroy the environment of the area.
During Wednesday’s meeting, Dr Mirza assured that all measures will be taken to resolve the issue.
To resolve the issue pertaining to a large number of patients at the hospital, he said that a large number of dispensaries are attached with Polyclinic which can be revamped to act as filter clinics, thus decreasing the load on the main hospital.
It was further decided that the committee will meet fortnightly to ensure the fast track implementation of the body’s decisions.
In the federal budget unveiled on Tuesday, the federal government allocated Rs47.896 million to conduct a survey and complete the feasibility study for the extension of the hospital.
The government further allocated Rs50 million for improving the intensive care unit (ICU) at Polyclinic and another million rupees for bringing about improvements in the ENT department of the hospital. The government has allocated Rs590.48 million for improving the mother and child health (MCH) service centre at Polyclinic. Additionally, Rs538.12 million have been allocated for improving the radiology department at Polyclinic
Published in The Express Tribune, June 13th, 2019.
In order to lower the massive burden of patients on the Federal Government Hospital (Polyclinic) in the heart of the federal capital, it has been decided to use its attached dispensaries as ‘filter’ clinics.
This was decided during the first-ever meeting of the Polyclinic Reforms Committee. The meeting was presided over by the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza. The health secretary, Polyclinic executive director and representatives from the Planning Commission and other members attended the meeting.
The objective of the meeting was to identify areas for improvement, submit recommendations and oversee the reforms implementation process in infrastructure renovation and expansion, service delivery and human resource development.
At the outset, Dr Mirza highlighted that the government was committed to working towards achieving better health outcomes.
He acknowledged that the hospital faces issues of space but noted that the staff was hard working.
“There is an urgent need to work on reforms process to provide quality healthcare services to masses,” he said.
During the meeting, issues pertaining to the expansion of the hospital and the high load of patients were discussed in detail.
The hospital’s executive director dilated on the legal aspects of acquiring land for constructing another building for the hospital.
Around 2.54 acres of land for constructing an expansion of Polyclinic in Sector G-6 f the federal capital was provided by the Argentinian government in its Argentina Park, located adjacent to the hospital. However, the issue was finally decided by the Supreme Court earlier this year after it allowed the hospital to take over the allocated land in the park.
However, the allocation ran into legal snags after it was challenged in court by locals who feared that it would destroy the environment of the area.
During Wednesday’s meeting, Dr Mirza assured that all measures will be taken to resolve the issue.
To resolve the issue pertaining to a large number of patients at the hospital, he said that a large number of dispensaries are attached with Polyclinic which can be revamped to act as filter clinics, thus decreasing the load on the main hospital.
It was further decided that the committee will meet fortnightly to ensure the fast track implementation of the body’s decisions.
In the federal budget unveiled on Tuesday, the federal government allocated Rs47.896 million to conduct a survey and complete the feasibility study for the extension of the hospital.
The government further allocated Rs50 million for improving the intensive care unit (ICU) at Polyclinic and another million rupees for bringing about improvements in the ENT department of the hospital. The government has allocated Rs590.48 million for improving the mother and child health (MCH) service centre at Polyclinic. Additionally, Rs538.12 million have been allocated for improving the radiology department at Polyclinic
Published in The Express Tribune, June 13th, 2019.