Reiterating his directive that only genuine and necessary medicines, preferably those available with the government, should be prescribe for patients at government hospitals, he said there are reports about unnecessary and substandard medicines being prescribed for commission and to give benefits to some particular firms.
Those indulging in this "unhealthy and unholy practice" are being warned again. If they do not mend their ways, the government will take strict action against them, Bhagat said.
He directed principals of government medical colleges, dental colleges, directors of health services in the state, ISM Department to recommend names of people to be inducted in the committee within a week.
Chairing a meeting of Head of Departments, convened here to gauge the progress of various decisions taken in earlier meetings regarding functioning of the department, Bhagat emphasised on speeding up digitisation of departmental records to ensure transparency in its functioning.
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Expressing concern over the rate of referral of patients from secondary to tertiary-care centres to government hospitals, the minister told officials to strengthen the existing mechanism to ensure that only serious patients are referred.
Control rooms set up at sub-district and district hospital levels should be activated for effective monitoring and keep a check on unnecessary referrals, he said.
Bhagat also took stock of the overall functioning of the department, availability and supply of medicines to health institutions and implementation of various programmes under National Health Mission.
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