COVID-19 has been affecting several parts of India, leading to an unprecedented public health emergency. As cases have been increasing, healthcare institutions are severely in need of more manpower to handle the situation. This article highlights the Standard Operational Practices (SOP) released by the Ministry of Health, from the Government of India for the allocation of excess manpower. Amid the COVID-19 outbreak in India, hospital management demands expanded task force to manage the pandemic situation.
In view of this, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has released Standard Operational Practices (SOP) entitling the reallocation of residents/PG and nursing students as a part of hospital management. This SOP is applicable to private hospitals and medical colleges. The SOP designates the following points: The hospital may be divided into three broad zones- Non-COVID area COVID…
