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DGHS directives to hospitals to ensure (ToC) - Transition of Care

Content Editor: Dr Prayag Khandelwal

January 18, 2024 at 11:36:36 AM

DGHS, ToC, Continuum of Care

Content Editor: Dr Prayag Khandelwal

  • A policy for the implementation of Transition of care (ToC) has been proposed by a team of doctors at DGHS, which says:

  1. The pediatric team at a hospital will organize joint clinics for patients to be transitioned to the adult care team.

  2. They will also transfer the complete record to the latter to provide uninterrupted care to the youths with special healthcare needs.

  3. A follow-up on the transition will also be done 3-6 months after the actual transfer of the patient.

  • DGHS has requested health officials in all states to circulate the policy among all healthcare facilities.

  • DGHS has also requested the National Medical Council to include the transition of care (ToC) policy in the postgraduate curriculum of pediatrics and internal medicine.

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