Issue direction to Govt to frame SOP on allocation of healthcare workers, staff: PIL in Delhi HC
The petitioner doctor also urged the Court to issue direction to establish a centralised roster with a corresponding online portal for tracking and managing the allocation of healthcare workers in Delhi.;
New Delhi: A petition on Wednesday was filed in the Delhi High Court seeking to issue direction to frame a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on the allocation of healthcare workers and staff while maintaining the balance of employment rights of the existing workforce comprising doctors and medical students.
The petition was filed by Doctor Parth Bora through advocate Sarthak Maggon and Upasana Chandrashekhran highlighting an immediate need to augment, update, and improve the system of allocation and utilisation of healthcare workers and supporting staff, particularly in order to enable the deployment of doctors in the most efficient and effective manner across the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, account for their health, improve the transparency of the system, and allow for a centralised roster of healthcare workers for a more holistic view of the capacity to assist those affected by COVID-19.
"Issue direction to Delhi government to frame a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on the allocation of healthcare workers and staff in consultation with National Medical Commission (NMC) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) while maintaining the balance of employment rights of the existing workforce comprising of doctors and medical students," the petition said.
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