Online OPD booking in 24 Govt hospitals in Delhi

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BS RAWAT

NEW DELHI 28 MAY 2014

In a new initiative for public health service, Delhi Government on May 27 launched the online OPD registration in various department of 24 Hospitals including Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP), Guru Tegh Bahadur (GTB), Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, GB Pant Hospitals.

Patients and their attendants now will no longer have to stand in queue for hours to make their OPD cards at the hospitals run by Delhi Government. They can simply visit Health Department's website – health.delhigovt.nic.in – and register for an appointment. After clicking on the system, the user will have to create a log-in ID.

With this measure, it is easy to procure OPD cards with the help of internet on the lines of railway reservation. All the preparations have been made in this regard by the city Government and the facility will be available from June 1. Everyday 100 cards will be made online for each department.

It is not necessary to make OPD card online on the day the patient has to undergo check-up. The card can be had a week or month in advance. The patient will have to register his/her name, department’s name, address and the doctor’s name.

What about those patients who do not have access to internet? “They can visit the hospital directly. We have put a cap on online appointments to assess the demand in both categories," explained a health official.

The Health Department’s scheme is to reduce the waiting time in the OPDs and streamline the rush for out-patient consultations. Many hospitals attend to thousands patients seeking OPD services every day. The new system allows patients to schedule appointments up to 15 days in advance online.

An agreement was also signed between the Health Department and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) under which UNDP will provide training to 50 selected doctors from various hospitals on procurement and supply chain management of drugs, consumables and medical equipment.

Comprehensive Standard Treatment Guidelines was brought out in 2010 by Delhi Society of Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs in collaboration with Directorate of Health Services.

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