On the direction of caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi, a 7-member committee has been formed which would monitor data and condition of under treatment patients at the Punjab Institute of Mental Health (PIMH).
Member Punjab Mental Health Authority Dr Saad Bashir Malik would be the chairman of the committee along with Dr Altaf Qadir, Dr Ali Madeeh Hashmi of King Edward Medical University, Associate Professor Services Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS) Dr Samaira Qamar, Associate Professor Lahore General Hospital Dr Faiza Athar, senior clinical psychologist SIMS Aasia Manzoor and Executive Director Punjab Institute of Mental Health as members.
The Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department have issued a notification in this regard.
The committee would examine the under-treatment patients to determine their recovery and possible discharge by conducting a patient audit at the hospital.
