(North) and Motinagar (Moti Bagh). The doctors in these clinics made an
assessment of patients; made diagnosis; provided medicines; gave basic tips and
counselling; promoted and encouraged rehabilitation of patients in the community;
encouraged patients to come for follow up; referred those patients to IHBAS who
required intensive case. IHBAS had future expansion plans of community outreach
clinical services in 4 new districts viz. East Delhi, North East Delhi, Central Delhi
and New Delhi. It had also been running special OPD Clinic for homeless
persons at Jama Masjid area with an average turnout of 50 patients. Keeping in
view the excellent services provided through OPD and positive outcome thereof
similar services were planned for homeless and wandering mentally ill persons
in Connaught Place, Nizamuddin, and near Old Delhi railway station area in the
near future.
A core team of professionals from IHBAS had been providing technical support
to Asha Kiran Home for the mentally ill in the form of screening of residents for
psychiatric and physical health morbidity, assessment of psychosocial factors of
the residents, internal conditions of home and staff stress related issues and
feedback to restore the conditions and health of residents. IHBAS had been
providing technical support to various agencies in the area of drug abuse. It also
collaborated with various NGOs in the pursuit of treatment and rehabilitation of
drug abuse affected population.
Suggestions
·
Leakage and seepage developed in MOs rooms and falling plaster requires
instant attention and immediate repair.
·
Since the number of Psychiatrists, neurologists, clinical psychologists,
Psychiatric Social Workers was low considering the heavy outturn of
patients and time available at the disposal of professionals, the Director
IHBAS should make out a case for sanction of additional posts on the
strength of norms laid down by the ICMR as well as Rule 22 of the State
Mental Health Rules 1990 and send it to Secretary Health and Family
Welfare NCT of Delhi.
Hospital for Mental Health (HMH), Ahmedabad (20th August, 2010)
Hospital for Mental Health Ahmedabad had a 6 room emergency ward, of which
4 rooms with beds were meant for the patients, one for MO’s duty room and one
for the nursing sisters. The rooms were well equipped with oxygen cylinder,
suction machine, BP instrument, Torch and Refrigerator. The other items available
in nursing sisters’ room were medicines, injections, syringes (5 and 10 ml),
needles, scalp vein, rubber catheters, oxygen mask etc. The patients admitted in
the emergency wards were provided immediate care by the MO and nursing staff
on duty. On an average 40 patients were admitted in the emergency ward per
month and average duration of stay was 24 hours.
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