<p>A house committee of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, which probed the high number of infant deaths in the Valley’s only children hospital here, has recommended setting up of a new 300 bed state-of-the-art paediatric hospital besides improving functioning of the GB Pant Hospital.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In the wake of uproar over the mounting infant deaths in the hospital early this year, Speaker M A Lone had on May 18 directed the committee on estimates to examine the situation and submit its observations, recommendations and directions for their implementation by the government.<br /><br />Led by Choudhary Mohammad Ramzan, the 16-member committee recommended a ban on private practice of doctors in all teaching hospitals, expediting approval of contingency plan of Rs 4 crore in planning and development department and called for strict vigil on the overall administration of the hospital.<br /><br />Immediate steps should be taken to establish the new state-of-the-art paediatric hospital, with maternity services, a minimum bed capacity of 300 beds vis-a-vis manpower requirements as envisaged by Medical Council of India, the committee said in its report tabled in the Assembly here on Wednesday.<br /><br />The report called for completing the inquiry within a period of one month against the then medical superintendent Javed Choudhary and action against him as warranted under law for various alleged lapses.<br /><br />It also sought disciplinary action against faculty members for their negligence in taking due care of patients resulting in the death of patients in units under their command and control. <br /><br />Recommendations<br /><br />The committee also recommended setting up of paediatric and neonatal units at all district hospitals to provide round-the-clock intensive care services there besides immediate measures to establish secondary level paediatric hospitals at regional levels.<br /><br />It also called for adequate manpower and other additional housing infrastructure to the GB Pant Hospital as it is the only tertiary institution of its kind.</p>
<p>A house committee of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, which probed the high number of infant deaths in the Valley’s only children hospital here, has recommended setting up of a new 300 bed state-of-the-art paediatric hospital besides improving functioning of the GB Pant Hospital.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In the wake of uproar over the mounting infant deaths in the hospital early this year, Speaker M A Lone had on May 18 directed the committee on estimates to examine the situation and submit its observations, recommendations and directions for their implementation by the government.<br /><br />Led by Choudhary Mohammad Ramzan, the 16-member committee recommended a ban on private practice of doctors in all teaching hospitals, expediting approval of contingency plan of Rs 4 crore in planning and development department and called for strict vigil on the overall administration of the hospital.<br /><br />Immediate steps should be taken to establish the new state-of-the-art paediatric hospital, with maternity services, a minimum bed capacity of 300 beds vis-a-vis manpower requirements as envisaged by Medical Council of India, the committee said in its report tabled in the Assembly here on Wednesday.<br /><br />The report called for completing the inquiry within a period of one month against the then medical superintendent Javed Choudhary and action against him as warranted under law for various alleged lapses.<br /><br />It also sought disciplinary action against faculty members for their negligence in taking due care of patients resulting in the death of patients in units under their command and control. <br /><br />Recommendations<br /><br />The committee also recommended setting up of paediatric and neonatal units at all district hospitals to provide round-the-clock intensive care services there besides immediate measures to establish secondary level paediatric hospitals at regional levels.<br /><br />It also called for adequate manpower and other additional housing infrastructure to the GB Pant Hospital as it is the only tertiary institution of its kind.</p>