After the launch of the new palliative care policy on Tuesday, six districts across the state are set to get palliative care units in their district hospitals.
Speaking at the launch of the policy here, Dr Rama Mani, state co-ordinator, said that these centres would be started in Hassan, Dharwad, Raichur, Bengaluru, Mangaluru and Mysuru. To bring the policy into practice, a doctor, a nurse and a pharmacist from each of the six district hospitals would be given short-term training at the Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology.
Experts
Palliative care experts from Baptist Hospital, Kidwai, St Johns Medical Hospital, Karunashraya and HCG would be training these doctors and a technical committee has been formed for the same.
The team of oncologists which framed the policy along with Dr Robert Twycross, Emeritus Clinical Reader, Oxford University, has given an estimate of Rs 4 crore per annum to set up and run the unit.
"Kerala and Maharashtra already have the policy. Karnataka will follow," said Dr Mani.
Chronic illness
A few government hospitals empanelled under Vajpayee Arogyashree Scheme would also see the setting up of these units. Not only will the patients benefit during the hospital stay, they will also be attended to when sent back home.
The patients' attendants can avail of medicines from these centres with the implementation of the policy. Patients with chronic illness such as kidney failure, cancer or paralysis can avail these benefits.
Drugs
Under the policy, narcotics, anti-inflammatory and analgesics, strong opioids and other medicines would be made available in hospitals at all time.
Speaking at the launch of the policy here, Dr Rama Mani, state co-ordinator, said that these centres would be started in Hassan, Dharwad, Raichur, Bengaluru, Mangaluru and Mysuru. To bring the policy into practice, a doctor, a nurse and a pharmacist from each of the six district hospitals would be given short-term training at the Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology.
Experts
Palliative care experts from Baptist Hospital, Kidwai, St Johns Medical Hospital, Karunashraya and HCG would be training these doctors and a technical committee has been formed for the same.
The team of oncologists which framed the policy along with Dr Robert Twycross, Emeritus Clinical Reader, Oxford University, has given an estimate of Rs 4 crore per annum to set up and run the unit.
"Kerala and Maharashtra already have the policy. Karnataka will follow," said Dr Mani.
Chronic illness
A few government hospitals empanelled under Vajpayee Arogyashree Scheme would also see the setting up of these units. Not only will the patients benefit during the hospital stay, they will also be attended to when sent back home.
The patients' attendants can avail of medicines from these centres with the implementation of the policy. Patients with chronic illness such as kidney failure, cancer or paralysis can avail these benefits.
Drugs
Under the policy, narcotics, anti-inflammatory and analgesics, strong opioids and other medicines would be made available in hospitals at all time.