National Emergency Life Support modules for doctors, nurses, paramedics: MoS Health informs Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Highlighting significant developments in the healthcare system, the Government of India has set up National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) a central regulatory body for allied and healthcare professionals, Minister of State of Health and Family Welfare Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar informed the Rajya Sabha recently.
Dr Pawar stated that the Central Government enacted the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) Act, 2021 on 28th March 2021 for regulating the education and services of the allied and healthcare professionals; assessment and rating of all allied and healthcare institutions to ensure uniform standards and quality assurance; maintenance of live National and State Registers for registration of all allied and healthcare professionals. The Act provides for constitution of National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) and the functions of the Commission includes creation and maintaining an online and live Central Register with details of academic qualifications institutions, training, skill and competencies of Allied and Healthcare professionals related to their professions as specified in the Schedule.
The MoS Health was responding to several questions raised by MP Shri Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya regarding the Central regulatory body for allied and healthcare professionals set up by the Government.
Dr Pawar also touched upon another vital initiative in the healthcare sector, namely the National Emergency Life Support (NELS) Central Sector Scheme. This scheme has been designed to address emergency medical services comprehensively and bolster the training and expertise of professionals serving in government institutions.
Under National Emergency Life Support (NELS) Central Sector Scheme, ‘Human Resource Development for Emergency Medical Services’ provides for Training of Trainers (ToTs) for doctors, nurses and paramedics working in Government institutions through standardized course modules, she added.
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