NMC issues advisory to install CCTV cameras in medical colleges
Anu Parthiban | July 28, 2022 | 12:41 PM IST | 1 min read
A total of 25 cameras to be installed in the medical college premises. The NMC also advised medical colleges to install CCTV cameras with 4K resolution.
NEW DELHI: Medical colleges in India will soon have CCTV cameras installed. The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued an advisory to all medical colleges for installing CCTV cameras in institute premises.
Prescribing places for camera installation, the medical commission has advised colleges to install a total of 25 CCTV cameras in the campus. As per the NMC advisory, the institutes have been directed to install a total of 5 cameras, the highest number, in outpatient departments (OPDs) and all 5 lecture theaters.
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It further asked the medical colleges to ensure that cameras installed in the OPDs cover the medicine OPD, surgical OPD, Gynaecological OPD, Pediatrics OPD, Ortho OPD.
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Prescribed places for camera installation |
Number of CCTV cameras to be installed |
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1 |
Main entrance of the hospital and college |
1 |
|
2 |
Patient registration counter |
2 |
|
3 |
OPDs (depending upon number of OPDs in the college); it should cover the medicine OPD, surgical OPD, Gynaecological OPD, Pediatrics OPD, Ortho OPD |
5 |
|
4 |
Pre anesthesia area and recovery area in the operation theater complex |
2 |
|
5 |
Faculty lounge and attendance marking area |
2 |
|
6 |
All 5 lecture theaters |
5 |
|
7 |
Anatomy dissection hall |
1 |
|
8 |
Physiology lab/ Biochemistry UG labs |
2 |
|
9 |
Patho and microbiology labs |
2 |
|
10 |
Pharmacology lab |
1 |
|
11 |
Patient attendant waiting area |
1 |
|
12 |
Emergency and casualty ward |
1 |
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Total |
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25 |
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The NMC also suggested installing CCTV cameras with 4K resolution and “DVR with High Procession Power, with networking for remote accessibility and recommended with 16 channels”.
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