ECHS: Referral for visit to R&R Hospital

Date: Tuesday, 18 August, 2009, 1:43 PM
Dear Friends,
1. Have just returned from R&R Hosp after a review of my wife post Knee replacement & at the reception of the Joint Replacement Centre was informed that henceforth "a referral would be required even for reviews." However, a MO is available at the R&R Hosp to give this referral & one need not have to go to the Dependent Polyclinic for this.
2. For info please. This may please be circulated to all ESMs to avoid inconvenience.
With Regards,
Sincerely,
Col Inderjit Kashyap (Retd)

Subject: Requirement of Referral for visit to R&R Hosp

Date: Tuesday, 18 August, 2009, 2:19 PM
(Reference Gen Kashyap’s email above)
You will recollect this was one of the changes promised by the MD Echs and referred to in an earlier blog. This cuts out one unnecessary trip between RR and the polyclinic. Could be placed on your respective blogs for info of veterans. we still need to work on some system to keep non- cyber space wallahs informed. For the moment i can think of nothing other than a regular press note in national and regional newspapers. Our serving brethren are a little hesitant about interacting regularly with the press, we have no such problems. Our IESM HQ keeps issuing press notes on OROP matters. Could we think of a weekly press note on veteran matters incl ECHS for consideration?
Brig Sateesh Kuthiala (Retd)
Note
It is for consideration whether RR Hospital referral applies to stations other than NCR. If not, then all we need to do is to put up a notice at each Polyclinic of NCR, disseminating the above information.