{"id":39249,"date":"2020-03-22T10:03:06","date_gmt":"2020-03-22T07:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.163.207.100\/~timesku1\/news\/?p=39249"},"modified":"2020-03-22T10:03:06","modified_gmt":"2020-03-22T07:03:06","slug":"all-doctors-to-work-in-casualty-department-of-hospitals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/all-doctors-to-work-in-casualty-department-of-hospitals\/","title":{"rendered":"All doctors to work in casualty department of hospitals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doctors in public hospitals will now perform their normal and on-call duties at the Casualty Department, in order to deal with the increased number of patients arriving in the department with symptoms of the novel coronavirus, or from suspected infections, says a new circular from the Ministry of Health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Announcing the new directive, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health Dr. Mustafa Redha said that these administrative measures were taken to regulate and increase efficiency of processes and to speed up the determination of whether a patient suspected of infection needed to be given the specialized PCR test, and to immediately take necessary preventive measures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The undersecretary expressed his hope that concerned staff will adhere to the new rule and strictly implement the circular to avoid legal accountability.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, Undersecretary Dr. Redha issued another circular on infection prevention guidelines with regard to cleaning and environmental disinfection procedures to be followed at health facilities in the wake of the novel coronavirus infection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBased on the ministry\u2019s keenness to implement plans and strategies to combat the emerging coronavirus (COVID-19) and limit its spread, as well as to protect health workers and community members from the risks of being infected, new cleaning and environmental disinfection procedures, will be implemented in all government health facilities with immediate effect,\u201d said the circular.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doctors in public hospitals will now perform their normal and on-call duties at the Casualty Department, in order to deal with the increased number of patients arriving in the department with symptoms of the novel coronavirus, or from suspected infections, says a new circular from the Ministry of Health. 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