Establishing Diagnostic Services in Block Primary Health Centres ...

i) Speedier diagnosis, reduced incidence of complications due to delays in diagnosis.ii) Improved ability of the public health system to respond to health needs of thepeople.iii) Increased confidence of the community in public health services and improvedutilisation of Rural Hospital /Block Primary Health Centres services.iv) Increased access of people to improved quality of diagnostic services at affordablecosts.v) Reduction in upstream treatment costs of complicated conditions resulting infinancial savings to the government, which can be channelled to preventivehealthcare.6. Nature of Partnership6.1 Partnership:An agreement would have to be signed by the selected Private Partner with the ChiefMedical Officer of Health (CMOH) & the Member Secretary of the District Health andFamily Welfare Samiti (DHFWS) of the concerned district to operate the diagnosticcentres..Terms:a. Duration of Agreement: Initially for 5 years, renewable subject to review ofperformance..b. Termination of Agreement: conditions specified in Schedule-I.c. DHFWS to provide rent-free ready-to-use space within Block Primary HealthCentres / Rural Hospital as per directive of DHFWS (see schedule – III) and asper norms of Clinical Establishments Act 1950 as amended in 1998 and ClinicalEstablishment Rules, 2001 as modified in 2003 or hereafter to the Private SectorPartner (PSP) to set up and run diagnostics facilities within RHs/ BPHCs inconsultation with CMOH.d. The Superintendent / Medical Officer In-Charge (MoIC) of the RH/ BMOH shallidentify the space for establishing all the facilities at the earliest in consultationwith the Block Health and Family Welfare Samiti (BHFWS) and CMOH.e. Possession letter for the above space (see Schedule II) duly signed by the PSPshall be kept in the record of the RH and a copy of the same along with theagreement to be kept in the office of the CMOH.f. In case ready to use space is not available, DHFWS will undertake necessarywork to make the space in ‘ready to use’ condition. However, the PSP will beallowed to undertake minor repair works at their own cost with the concurrence ofthe concerned PWD officials/ Panchayat Samitis to be approached throughSuperintendent / MO In-Charge of RH /BMOHs.Dignostics Schemes-Feb 2010 (1 in all).doc 5 / 51