<p>All Delhi government-run hospitals will soon have round-the-clock facilities for providing food and refreshment for medical staff and attendants of patients, with a committee being formed to look into its modalities, according to an official order.</p>.<p>The six-member panel is being headed by a former director general of health services (DGHS), it said.</p>.<p>"In order to identify the space in each hospital of GNCTD (Delhi government) for creating infrastructure for implementation of scheme of setting up of round-the-clock, two facilities to provide food and refreshment for doctors and all supporting staff, and relatives/attendants of patients, a committee is hereby constituted," said the order issued recently by the health department.</p>.<p>The other five members are doctors from different city government-run hospitals.</p>.<p>The mandate of the committee will be to implement some steps in all hospitals under Delhi government, including to identify space measuring at least 1000-1500 sq ft in hospitals having 500 or more beds; and 800-1000 sq ft in hospitals having less than 500 beds, for setting up "round-the-clock facilities to provide food and refreshment to relatives/attendants of patients," the order said.</p>.<p>Also, to identify space measuring at least 500-800 sq ft in hospitals for setting up of "round-the-clock facilities to provide food and refreshment for doctors and all supporting staff of the hospital," it added.</p>.<p>The committee may liaise with the all hospitals of Delhi government and also undertake visits to all these hospitals to "assess the requirement of space and submit a report at the earliest for early implementation of the scheme," the order added.</p>.<p>At present, Delhi government runs 39 hospitals, including LNJP Hospital, the largest facility under the city government, DDU Hospital, LBS Hospital, GTB Hospital and B R Ambedkar Hospital. </p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>
<p>All Delhi government-run hospitals will soon have round-the-clock facilities for providing food and refreshment for medical staff and attendants of patients, with a committee being formed to look into its modalities, according to an official order.</p>.<p>The six-member panel is being headed by a former director general of health services (DGHS), it said.</p>.<p>"In order to identify the space in each hospital of GNCTD (Delhi government) for creating infrastructure for implementation of scheme of setting up of round-the-clock, two facilities to provide food and refreshment for doctors and all supporting staff, and relatives/attendants of patients, a committee is hereby constituted," said the order issued recently by the health department.</p>.<p>The other five members are doctors from different city government-run hospitals.</p>.<p>The mandate of the committee will be to implement some steps in all hospitals under Delhi government, including to identify space measuring at least 1000-1500 sq ft in hospitals having 500 or more beds; and 800-1000 sq ft in hospitals having less than 500 beds, for setting up "round-the-clock facilities to provide food and refreshment to relatives/attendants of patients," the order said.</p>.<p>Also, to identify space measuring at least 500-800 sq ft in hospitals for setting up of "round-the-clock facilities to provide food and refreshment for doctors and all supporting staff of the hospital," it added.</p>.<p>The committee may liaise with the all hospitals of Delhi government and also undertake visits to all these hospitals to "assess the requirement of space and submit a report at the earliest for early implementation of the scheme," the order added.</p>.<p>At present, Delhi government runs 39 hospitals, including LNJP Hospital, the largest facility under the city government, DDU Hospital, LBS Hospital, GTB Hospital and B R Ambedkar Hospital. </p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>