Milton.lawrencemysuru: Given the increase in the number of covid patients in home insulation during the third wave, the Ministry of Health has suggested health care professionals and Covid patients to take advantage of the aid channel numbers available to seek psychosocial support and Randeep for the health and family welfare services to TOI that all District Health Officers have been recommended to take advantage of the Helpline – Nimhans Helpline (080-46110007) facility, Arogavani (104), children’s aid channel (105265).
This is separate, health workers are directed at making provisions to visit consultants or facilitate telecasting to ensure people with mental illness are not rejected treatment, he said.
Nimhans assistance channel manager confirmed that the Helpline service was launched in May 2020 and since then they have handled the concerns of hundreds of patients.
This service is available all the time in 11 different languages and covid patients can seek psychosocial support and mental health are needed.
“Treating psychiatric patients covid challenges and takes time,” he added.
“Nearly two dozen infected patients since April 2021 came for consultation in the department.
They came up with complaints of fever, cough and throat infections.
They were the target of RT-PCR tests and positive patients were immediately hospitalized.
There is a general tendency in some practitioners to refer All psychiatric patients to consultant psychiatrists even though they have other problems.
This order will definitely benefit their patients and sharpens, “explained the Professor District Supervision Officer.
Mysuru.
Every patient covid despite their previous medical condition.
“In addition, there are not many psychiatric cases here,” he said.
Bagadi Gautham told TOI that all Covid patients were monitored every day by health staff.
“As soon as the individual test is positive, triates are carried out online and then all the necessary support is given to them including consultation and hospitalization through the Covid war room,” he said.
Helboline for mental health support for covid patients
