NEW DELHI: Delhi Health Minister Raaj Kumar Anand announced the establishment of the Queue Management System at OPD of the Institute and the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS) during a surprise inspection on Tuesday.
The minister conducted surprise inspections at the Delhi State Cancer Institute and associated hospitals. The minister said that the new system will start functioning in a month. “Met the patients at IHBAS today and inquired about the arrangements. Patients appeared satisfied with the services. New Queue Management System will start in a month to improve the operation of OPD,” Anand wrote on Twitter.
The city government is “working on a war footing” to provide the best facilities to all citizens of Delhi and strengthen the public health infrastructure, his office said in a statement. During the inspection, Anand visited various wards and outpatient departments of both hospitals. He also interacted with the patients undergoing treatment in the two institutions and enquired about their health, besides checking the medical arrangements, the statement said.
The minister directed the hospitals to “remove clutter in the institutions and to provide affordable and quality health facilities to the patients”.