SWABI
In the 11th meeting of the Board of Governors of Bacha Khan Medical Complex, apart from approving the establishment of Nagar College of Nursing, MTI Swabi, a detailed review of the Thalassemia Center currently under construction was done and decided to inaugurate it next month.
The 11th meeting of the Board of Governors of Teaching Hospital Bacha Khan Medical Complex Swabi was held under the Chairmanship Major General (Retd) Salahuddin Qasim in which other members of the Board of Governors Dr. Arshad Hussain, Dr. Muhammad Tufail Khan, Dr. Ashfaq and Main Anwaluddin, Dean Gaju Khan Medical College Professor Dr. Shamsur Rahman, Hospital Director Dr. Hafiz Amjad Mehboob, Medical Director Dr. Shahid Nisar, Nursing Director Mehran Khan, Director Finance Akhtar Zeib, Secretary BOG Waris Khan, Additional Hospital Director Topi Dr. Gul Preez, Additional Hospital also participated in the meeting and approved the name of “Nagar” College of Nursing MTI Swabi to the MTI College of Nursing to be established jointly under the supervision of the administration.
Nursing Director Mehran Khan while giving a detailed briefing on the nursing college to the ward members, said that the “Nagar” college of nursing will be started in the next two to three months in a rented building in which 50 students will be admitted initially.
BOG and other members jointly gave in-principle approval to name the College of Nursing as “Nagar” College of Nursing.
The establishment of the college will fill the shortage of nurses in the hospital while it will be the first nursing college at the government level for the people of Swabi. In the meeting, Dean Gujo Khan Medical College, Hospital Director, Medical Director, Director of Finance, Director of Nursing, HR, Pharmacy, the efficiency report of IT, media and material department was reviewed.
In order to discuss the construction and inauguration of Swabi Thalassemia and Research Center in the meeting, Assistant Commissioner Chota Lahore Mrs. Lubiqa Ikram took a special part and told the members that the construction of the center has been completed and after providing the necessary equipment, the center will be opened next month.
Board member Dr. Tufail Muhammad Khan directed the concerned officers to ensure supply of necessary equipment for the center as soon as possible and said that this will be the first thalassemia center at the government level in Swabi from which more than 300 patients will be benefited. Registration of all staff in the biometric machine installed to ensure attendance was emphasized. Chairman BOG said that absenteeism and non-punctuality of staff will not be tolerated. The heads of all departments have been instructed to ensure the attendance of their subordinate staff in the biometric machine.
In the meeting, progress was reviewed on the construction of a separate building for Gujo Khan Medical College, Dean told the board members that 134 kanals of land has been allotted for the college and the land is now fully under the supervision of the administration.
In the meeting, there was a detailed discussion on institutional practice. The board members emphasized on making IBP more stable and emphasized to ensure the attendance of the consultant and to adhere to the scheduled time for the institutional practice.
