Punjab Healthcare Commission decides to divide hospitals in different categories

Lahore: Punjab Healthcare Commission, Pakistan Medical Association and various organizations of doctors have agreed to divide hospitals in different categories.

Various organizations of doctors, Medical Association of Punjab, Pakistan Academy of Family Physicians, Medical Teachers Association, Pakistan Society of Family Physicians, Private Hospitals Association, Associations of Family Physicians, Family Medicines and Punjab Healthcare Commission during a meeting agreed on seven points.

According to the announcement of Punjab Health Commission, hospitals of category-II which consist of less than 50 beds have been divided in three sub-categories. Sub category-II/A will comprise hospitals of 31 to 50 beds, sub-category II/B will comprise hospitals of 16 to 30 beds and sub-category II/C will comprise hospitals of 1 to 15 beds.

Existing categories II MSDS will be revised and remaining within the framework of Punjab Healthcare Commission and Scheme MSDS for sub-category II/B and sub-category II/C will be evolved with mutual consultation. Licensing fee of category III and II, keeping in view ground realities will be revised with mutual agreement and fixed till 15 August. In order to improve present regulations recommendations of stakeholders will be considered.

All organizations will direct their members that fulfilling legal demands they will immediately register under Punjab Healthcare Commission Act 2010 and get license so that recent campaign against quackery could be made successful. It was also agreed that all out cooperation will be extended during implementation of the rules of Punjab Healthcare Commission.

Representatives of all organizations expressed their full support to the campaign of Punjab Chief Minister Punjab against quackery.