LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed the Punjab government to abolish the patient slip system in hospitals within four weeks.
The court directed authorities to ensure that patients should receive prompt medical examinations and treatment. The court passed this order on a petition of Judicial Activism Panel. The court directed the health department to introduce an effective patient management system.
The court also directed the department to submit a comprehensive report about the medical facilities available in government hospitals and measures taken to improve them. The court called compliance reports on the next hearing and warned of legal action over failure to compliance of the judicial orders without justification.
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