LAHORE, Jul 16 (APP):Punjab Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique on Thursday directed all government teaching hospitals to ensure that medico-legal reports are issued through an online system, stressing that Medical Superintendents (MSs) must take responsibility for implementing the directive to improve transparency and efficiency. He was chairing a meeting at the Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department to review the reporting of medico-legal cases in government teaching hospitals. During the …
Health minister directs teaching hospitals to ensure online medico-legal reporting
LAHORE, Jul 16 (APP):Punjab Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique on Thursday directed all government teaching hospitals to ensure that medico-legal reports are issued through an online system, stressing that Medical Superintendents (MSs) must take responsibility for implementing the directive to improve transparency and efficiency.
He was chairing a meeting at the Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department to review the reporting of medico-legal cases in government teaching hospitals. During the meeting, Surgeon Medico-Legal Punjab and Deputy Secretary (Technical) Dr. Abdul Rehman presented a report on recent visits to teaching hospitals and highlighted the current status of medico-legal reporting.
Punjab Health Secretary Azmat Mahmood said that manual medico-legal reports would not be tolerated under any circumstances, emphasizing the government’s commitment to digitizing the system and ensuring timely and transparent reporting.
The meeting was attended by Special Secretary Operations Nabila Irfan, Additional Secretary (Technical) Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Waseem, MS Mayo Hospital Lahore Dr. Abdul Mudabar Rehan, MS General Hospital Lahore Dr. Farayad Hussain, MS Services Hospital Lahore Dr. Rana Khurram, MS Jinnah Hospital Lahore Dr. Hafiz Moin, and MS Mian Munshi Hospital Dr. Memon Akbar. Medical Superintendents of all teaching hospitals also participated through video link.
