Srinagar, Feb 01: The Jammu and Kashmir Health and Medical Education Department has nominated officers for the National Patient Safety Implementation Framework (NPSIF).
As per an order issued by the H&ME department, sanction has been accorded to the nomination of Principal, GMC Jammu and Principal, GMC Srinagar as the UT-Level Nodal Officers under the NPSIF in Jammu and Kashmir for their respective divisions.
GMC Srinagar and GMC Jammu have been nominated as the centre of excellence for effectively implementing the NPSIF in Jammu and Kashmir. “The Nodal Officers, so nominated, shall be responsible for reporting and monitoring the patient safety data of their respective divisions of UT of J&K,” the order said.
The centres of excellence established in the medical colleges would be used for capacity building of the implementing agencies/hospitals/institutes and for disseminating best practices for replication.