Hyderabad, May 12: In accordance with the assurances made to junior doctors, the state government on Wednesday constituted the Security Review Committees (SRC) to recommend measures for the establishment of a comprehensive security management system in government teaching hospitals and medical colleges.
The Committee is authorised to consult experts on hospital security and undertake such studies that might be useful for bolstering security in the hospitals. A comprehensive report will be submitted to the government by May 31.
At the state level, the SRC will be headed by the director of Medical Education. The Collector of Hyderabad, the deputy commissioner of police in City Security Wing, the superintendents of all government general hospitals, principals of government medical colleges and nursing colleges, representatives from the medical/nursing students and faculty associations, will be the members of the committee.
A similar SRC at other locations including the Rajiv Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) will have the district Collector as chairman, while the remaining members will be drawn from government medical/nursing colleges and general hospitals at those locations.
The SRC will undertake a detailed review of the security situation existing in the hospitals and recommend a comprehensive security system based on situational analysis. It will also recommend measures for controlled access to hospital premises, especially emergency services and other facilities, without affecting the quality of patient services.
The committee will make suggestions on measures for protection of the college and hospital property and above all, the health personnel. Recommendations will be made for effective enforcement of the legislation to protect health professionals, especially women from unruly elements.
–Agencies