Bedside drugs supply: KGMU sufferers’ watch for launch to last more than anticipated

The November announcement got here with the information that over the following two-three weeks, a division might be chosen to run it as a pilot programme. Nonetheless that too didn’t occur.

The bedside drugs supply facility was introduced underneath the Hospital Revolving Fund, which might ship medicines prescribed by medical doctors on to the sufferers’ bedside, HRF in-charge, Dr Sumit Rungta, had then mentioned. This could eradicate any want for attendants of sufferers to run helter skelter making an attempt to obtain treatment.

Nonetheless, because it stands now, sufferers should wait a minimum of one other month to have the ability to avail this facility.

In accordance with KGMU spokesperson, Dr KK Singh, the pilot programme is stalled because the phrases of the tenders for lots of the objects included underneath the HRF are near completion. He mentioned, “The tenders for over 60% of the drugs are coming to an finish this March, and new tenders might be known as for April onwards. We’ve halted the method till the entire checklist of medicines are finalised,” mentioned Dr Singh.

Roughly 5,000 objects, together with medicines and surgical gear, function within the checklist for the HRF. “About 2,000 tenders have been finalised, and the method for the remaining 3,000 objects might be initiated in April,” defined the spokesperson.

Additional, he mentioned that when this initiative was envisioned by the vice-chancellor, Dr Soniya Nityanand, many departments didn’t have their very own pharmacies. This has since then been rectified, which has executed away with the necessity for the pilot programme that had been introduced by Dr Rungta. “Now for the bedside supply facility to begin, we’re ready for the ultimate checklist to be authorised, in order that planning could start,” he mentioned.