The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on June 19, 2024, issued the Referral policy in Delhi NCR.
The following has been stated namely: -
• No referral out will be done from one tertiary hospital to another except for services which are unavailable (as per displayed Citizen Charter) at the current facility.
• Based on their capacity and capabilities, secondary hospitals will refer only to the identified/linked tertiary hospital after prior communication and confirmation with the receiving hospital.
• Patient should be referred only after initial stabilization and following the safe transfer policy.
• A register for referred patients is to be maintained.
• Standard/Uniform referral IN and referral OUT format should be used for each referral. It should be signed and stamped by individual doctors. No generic stamp like CMO In-charge should be used.
Please refer to the notification for further information.
