Health Care

Comparing Indian healthcare system with NHS of UK

September 29, 2015 by Dr Prasoon

One of the best healthcare system in the world has been working seamlessly for the past 70 years and has become the role model for several countries. I’m talking about the National Health Service of UK and in this article we will be finding out how the NHS became one of the best healthcare system … Read more

“Health for all” & Primary Health Care

September 24, 2015 by Dr Prasoon

Health is a fundamental right and it is not reserved for the rich people in the community. The poor people in the community also have the right to be healthy and it is the government’s responsibility to make sure that health services are being delivered ubiquitously to all. But, how do they do that? Health for … Read more

Why Kerala Government Doctors were on Strike?

September 15, 2015 by Dr Prasoon

It took 7 days for the government to reach an agreement with the doctors on strike in Kerala. If you are one of those who raised an eyebrow when you heard about the news of doctor’s strike, you need to understand why they were doing so, before you play the blame game. Were all the … Read more

Sub-Centres of Healthcare

August 27, 2016May 24, 2015 by Dr Prasoon

A small cozy room, furnished only with one table, an old wooden chair, and a fully loaded wooden cabinet. The scenic beauty of rural Indian village surrounding this small room has it’s own tales to tell. That is how the smallest workplace in Indian Healthcare system looks like. If it can be called an office, let us call it a “Sub-Centre”. In this article, we will have a look at the Sub-Centres of India.

Get Free Medicines at Government Hospitals

November 29, 2015May 10, 2015 by Dr Prasoon

One of the most appreciated fact about the health care system in our county is that most the essential drugs are given free of cost to the patients. This is true from the lowermost level of the primary health care system. Patients suffering from ‘Non Communicable Diseases’ (NCD) like Hypertension and Diabetes are the ones who are mostly benefitted from this service. As part of the NCD programme, the patients suffering from these chronic diseases are supplied with medicines for one full month when they visit for the check-up. Amazing isn’t it?

Duties of a Government hospital Doctor

August 27, 2016May 8, 2015 by Dr Prasoon

If you are a Doctor and a new entrant to the public health service, I must congratulate you first of all for making this decision. As a part of the primary health care system in the country every doctor has been entrusted with many responsibilities, and you are no exception!. In this post I will be making you familiar with those duties and responsibilities. If you are not a Doctor, or a health worker, don’t go away. This post doesn’t contain any unbreakable medical terminologies and can be easily grasped by lay man. Try to make yourselves aware of the functioning of a public hospital.

Meet the Health Workers

July 2, 2015May 3, 2015 by Dr Prasoon

Life would have been easier if my job was just to conduct the OPD and be done with it, but as the Medical Officer in charge of the hospital, there is a long list of extra responsibilities entrusted upon me. This mostly includes Administrative duties and social responsibilities.

In order to understand the process of administration in a hospital, one should be familiar with the staff pattern of the hospital. So let’s start from there.