SRINAGAR, JULY 26: Three days Service Providers’ Training on Quality Assurance was organized by National Health Mission (NHM), J&K in collaboration with National Health System Resource Centre (NHSRC), Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare was concluded at Regional Institute of Health & Family Welfare, Dhobiwan.
Experts from National Health System Resource Centre (NHSRC), New Delhi Dr. Parminder Gautam, Senior Consultant, Quality Improvement and Dr Sushant Agrawal, Consultant, Quality Improvement through detailed power point presentations, oriented the participants about various aspects of Quality Assurance and steps in improving health care and achieving certification under NQAS (National Quality Assurance Standards).
Dr. Yashpal Sharma, MD, NHM, J&K, while addressing the participants in the valedictory session thanked NHSRC, New Delhi for their support in organizing the training in the State. He said that such type of trainings shall enhance the concepts of the service providers in the Hospitals and shall help in achieving the NQAS certification. He requested the Officers of Health Department to follow the Standard Operating Protocols and processes in letter and spirit for maintaining Quality at public health facilities which will in turn help public health facilities to attain certification under Quality Assurance. He also asked the participants to work with zeal & dedication on providing quality healthcare in the public health facilities which is the right of every patient because nowadays the focus has been shifted from infrastructure development to Quality of health care services.
Mission Director, NHM, J&K also thanked Dr Saleem Ur Rehman, Director General Health Services, Kashmir for his support in conducting the three days trainings.
Dr. Narinder Bhatial, State Nodal Officer, Quality Assurance, National Health Mission, J&K stressed upon the participants to implement Quality Assurance checklists /Parameters in their respective hospitals
The training program was attended by Medical Superintendents, Dy. Medical Superintendants, Consultants of various Specialties, Medical Officers, Staff Nurses of District Hospital, Baramulla and District Hospital Anantnag and District Hospital Leh along with Dy. Chief Medical Officers, District Programme Managers, District Monitoring & Evaluation Officers and RMNCH+A Consultants of the three districts, and the State Programme Management Unit Quality Assurance, NHM, J&K.
