The UT well being division has proposed that 15 docs be recruited to completely present tele-consultation on the upcoming tele-medicine hub on the Government Multi-Specialty Hospital (GMSH-16).

In a letter to UT advisor Dharam Pal, the well being division stated that the 15 recruits ought to embrace 9 specialists, one among every specialty, and 6 basic physicians.

While GMSH-16 has been offering specialist consultations over the telephone underneath the central authorities’s eSanjeevani out-patient division scheme since June 2021, tele-consultation companies might be supplied round the clock as soon as the tele-medicine hub is established.

Asked in regards to the proposal, UT well being secretary Yashpal Garg stated, “At current, medical specialists should cater to each classes of sufferers – those that present up on the hospital and people who search tele-consultation – which makes it hectic for them and in addition will increase sufferers’ wait time. We are discussing the problem, and are planning to recruit docs for completely offering tele-consultation.”

“We are also focussing on strengthening health and wellness centers (HWCs) so that residents in the area do not have to visit civil and district hospitals, except in case of serious health issues,” he added.

Saying that the tele-medicine mannequin had proved extraordinarily helpful throughout the Covid pandemic, director, well being companies, Dr Suman Singh stated, “At present, the tele-consultation services are only being provided at daytime. However, once the tele-medicine hub becomes operational people will be able to get consultations even at midnight, which will save them from rushing to the hospital.”

“The facility will reduce the patient footfall in OPDs and at the emergency ward. It will also help patients in extreme weather conditions and in case of a pandemic,” she stated.

At current, the eSanjeevani platform – accessed at https://esanjeevaniopd.in/ or by way of the cell app – permits sufferers to attach with docs at well being and wellness facilities (HWCs, basic OPD) and specialists at GMSH-16 by way of audio or video calls. On visiting these amenities in particular person, sufferers may search session from super-specialist docs at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, and the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) by way of audio or video conferencing.

Besides district hospitals, the e-Sanjeevani mannequin is being adopted at 29 HWCs within the metropolis, which offer tele-consultation in 9 specialties, together with medication, basic surgical procedure, pores and skin, psychiatry, eye, orthopaedics and paediatrics.

How to get a tele-consultation?

1. Log on to https://esanjeevaniopd.in/ or obtain the cell app

2. Get on an audio or video name with docs

3. Visit well being and wellness facilities in particular person to get consultations from docs at GMSH-16, GMCH-32 and PGIMER

4. Doctor-to-doctor consultations are additionally accessible, permitting HWC docs to seek the advice of specialists from GMSH-16, GMCH-32 and PGIMER for recommendation.