Health officials asked to conduct surprise visits at hospitals

Punjab government today directed senior medical officials to make surprise visit to hospitals in city and rural areas and ensure proper health facilities are provided to people.
State's Health and Family Welfare Minister Madan Mohan Mittal, while presiding over a state-level conference of civil surgeons here, issued these instructions to ensure quality health services reach to the people of the state, an official spokesman said.
He also announced to organise special health camps in prisons for the inmates.
The minister also instructed the officials concerned to take necessary steps to start evening OPDs in government hospitals, the spokesman said.
Expressing satisfaction on the overall projects undertaken by the department under National Rural Health Mission, Mittal said that as positive results are seen, faith of people is increasing in government hospital services.