The full strength of medical and para medical staff for the drug deaddiction centre
as also the requisite tools and equipment may be sanctioned on an urgent basis;
Considering the sorry state of affairs of the Drug Deaddiction Centre, it may be
suggested that the State Government should invite HOD, Department of Psychiatry,
AIIMS, New Delhi to visit the centre and advise on how to make the centre
optimally functional; which additional posts need to be sanctioned; and what
additional tools and equipments need to be procured and installed; Superintendent,
IMH held a discussion with Dr. Vivek Benegal, Professor, Drug Deaddiction,
NIMHANS for organizing OCD training (Obsessive Compulsory Disorder) for the
faculty of IMH in NIMHANS. He was to send a proposal to Government to this
effect.
In view of the paucity of its own space to keep long stay patients for rehabilitation
Superintendent IMH Cuttack had sent a proposal for launching a rehabilitation
unit for long stay patients with Mission Asra, another good and reliable NGO
located in the outskirts of Khurda sub division about 28 kms from Bhubaneswar.
The proposal made by the Superintendent, IMH for starting a rehabilitation unit
for unclaimed long stay patients under the auspices of Mission Asra, yet another
credible and committed NGO in the outskirts of Khurda town, 28 kms from
Bhubaneswar may be approved by the Government and approval order be
communicated to enable Superintendent, IMH to proceed further.
There were 6 natural deaths due to cardiac arrest, cardio respiratory failures and
septicaemia shock, diabetic crisis between 2006 and 2011 but there was no
unnatural death during the said period.
Mental Hospital (MH) , Varanasi (5th July, 2010)
Mental Hospital Varanasi with sanctioned bed strength of 331 had total bed
occupancy of 269. There were two closed wards and barracks. The construction
of a 30 bedded female family ward was under progress and the construction of
a 50 bedded male ward and a modular kitchen was likely to become functional
within a short time. The toilet patient ratio was 1:5.
There were 4 criminal and 17 noncriminal long stay patients and the long stay
of patients had been attributed patients not showing any sign of recovery due to
their chronic ailments; whereabouts of wandering patients admitted through court
orders were not known; wrong addresses furnished by family members of
patients at the time of admissions; reluctance on the part of family members to
take charge of patients after their full recovery; delay in arranging a police escort
by concerned jails for transfer of such parties.
There were 55 deaths between 2003 and 2010 of these 28 were criminals and
27 non criminals. These deaths had not taken place in the mental hospital but in
Government. hospitals where their cases were referred for specialized treatment.
A detailed post mortem report was prepared in the prescribed format and sent
to NHRC. The cause of death in case of convicts or UTPs was investigated by
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