NQAS to assess DH Gandhi Nagar for grant of National Certification

Jammu: Deputy Commissioner Jammu Ramesh Kumar Thursday chaired a meeting of District Quality Assurance Committee who is also the chairman of the Committee and took stock of the preparedness of District Hospital Gandhi Nagar for assessment of the health institution for grant of National Certification.
Under Quality Assurance Programme, District Hospital Gandhi Nagar Jammu has been certified by the State under National Quality Assurance Standard (NQAS).
It is pertinent to mention that National Quality Assurance Standards have been developed keeping in the specific requirements for public health facilities as well global best practices. NQAS are currently available for District Hospitals, CHCs, PHCs and Urban PHCs. Standards are primarily meant for providers to assess their own quality for improvement through pre defined standards and to bring up their facilities for certification. The National Quality Assurance Standards are broadly arranged under 8 “Areas of Concern”– Service Provision, Patient Rights, Inputs, Support Services, Clinical Care, Infection Control, Quality Management and Outcome. These standards are ISQUA-The International Society for Qulaity in Health Care accredited and meet global benchmarks in terms of comprehensiveness, objectivity, evidence and rigour of development.
It was revealed in the meeting that soon District Hospital Gandhi Nagar will be assessed by a National Team for National Certification under NQAS.
Deputy Commissioner also reviewed preparedness of Hospital for NQAS and various issues were put up before the chairman of the committee by Chief Medical Officer Dr. Danish Ayub Khan and Medical Superintendent Gandhi Nagar Dr. Chander Parkash.
Meanwhile, Ramesh Kumar also reviewed the Health and Wellness Centre of District Jammu established under Ayushman Bharat for providing primary health care facilities. It was informed in the meeting that 30 sub centres, 16 PHCs and 3 Urban Primary Health Centre has been included in the scheme.
Deputy Commissioner also reviewed progress under Kayakalp scheme aimed at to promote cleanliness, hygiene and infection control practices in public health care facilities. He stressed that maximum number of health facilities of district Jammu should be covered under kayakalp. He further laid stress on incentivizing public healthcare facilities that show exemplary performance in adhering to standard protocols of cleanliness and infection control.
Among others, ADC Jammu Rishpal Singh, P.O ICDS Natasha Kalsotra, CPO Jammu G.L Sharma, State Nodal Officer for Quality Assurance NHM Dr. Narinder Bhatiyal, District Programme Manager Jammu NHM Dr. Isha Kohli, BMOs and other senior doctors were present in the meeting.