Srinagar, Dec 12 (KNO): Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Friday informed Lok Sabha that Jammu and Kashmir has a total of four Trauma Care Facilities (TCFs) sanctioned under the National Programme for Prevention & Management of Trauma and Burn Injuries (NPPMT&BI).
According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the ministry has stated that the sanctioned trauma care centres in J&K include MMAM District Hospital, Anantnag (Level III), Trauma Hospital, Ramban (Doda) (Level III), Government District Hospital Udhampur (Level II) and District Hospital Kupwara (Level III).
It also said that 196 trauma care facilities were sanctioned across the country during the 11th and 12th Five-Year Plans, including the four centres in J&K.
However, under the current scheme, there is no provision for establishing new trauma care facilities, and the focus has shifted to capacity building of doctors and paramedical staff in trauma management.
The government further stated that monitoring of trauma care centres, including patient data and quality of services, is carried out at the state level—(KNO)