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Aims of PHC
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| The Punjab Healthcare Commission aims to improve the quality of healthcare service delivery for the people of Punjab through implementation of Minimum Service Delivery Standards (MSDS) in both public and private sector healthcare establishments including allopathic system of medicine & surgery, alternate systems of medicine like Homeopathy and Tibb.
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Roles & Responsibilities
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Maintain register of all healthcare service providers |
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Grant, revoke and renew Licenses – impose and collect fees |
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Monitor, enforce and regulate the implementation of Minimum Service Delivery Standards (MSDS) |
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Enquire and investigate into maladministration, malpractice, medical negligence and system failures |
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Advocate rights and responsibilities of recipients and providers of the healthcare services |
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Take cognizance of harassment of Healthcare Service Provider or damage to a Healthcare Establishment (HCE) |
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Promote healthcare establishments’ capacity- building and organizational learning |
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Conduct awareness activities |
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Grade Healthcare Establishments |
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Take necessary steps to ban quackery |
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Conduct third party evaluation – independent performance audit of HCEs |
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Take measures and devise strategy to address counter sale of drugs without prescription |
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Develop Accreditation programs for healthcare service providers and grant accreditation |
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Key Regulatory Functions:
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Develop and notify Minimum Service Delivery Standards (MSDS) for all categories of Healthcare Establishments |
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Inspect HCEs to ensure compliance with the PHC standards |
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License HCEs that meet the standards. A HCE that does not meet the minimum service delivery requirements will not be licensed and will not be allowed to operate. |
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Suspend or revoke licenses in part or in full on non-compliance with standards, maladministration, mal-practice or medical negligence |
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Charge fees from healthcare establishments for licensing/provisional licensing |
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Levy fines on HCEs for non-compliance with MSDS |
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Investigate serious system failures in service provision |
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