Attendance of doctors, staff in secondary hospitals needs to improve, says A.P. Minister
After inaugurating a four-day training programme being held for District Coordinators of Health Services (DCHSs) at the office of the Director of Secondary Health in Tadepalli on July 8, Tuesday, the Minister recalled that in his previous meeting with DCHSs in May, a few key points were identified and the importance of training for healthcare professionals for better performance on these points was outlined.
Training
Thanking the Director of Secondary Health A. Siri for organising the training programme, the Minister said the desired changes can be brought about with coordination among healthcare professionals. While stressing the need for improving attendance of doctors and administrative staff at District Hospitals, he also noted with concern the poor utilisation of Dr. NTR Vaidya Seva services by the secondary hospitals.
Out of the total admissions of 1,33,011 during March 2024, only 20,641 pre-authorisations under Dr. NTR Vaidya Seva could be done, which means a conversion rate of 15.5%, the Minister pointed out. While the conversion rate has improved to 24% in June this year, it should reach 50% in the next two months, the Minister told the DCHSs.
Infrastructure
He said the government is focussed on improving healthcare infrastructure and that in the past one year, Ultra Sonography (USG) services were made available in 90 secondary hospitals, 149 X-ray machines were upgraded and provided, tele-radiology services were enabled in 89 hospitals and 20 new dialysis centres were approved for secondary hospitals. Also, 13 new Integrated Public Health Laboratories (IPHL) were made functional during the last one year. Each IPHL enables 134 diagnostic tests, he added.
The Minister asked the DCHSs to make field visits to learn about the ground-level issues, and that they should work with dedication towards achieving the goals of Viksit Bharat and Swarnandhra.
DCHSs of all 26 districts were present on the occasion.
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