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Industry update : NABH GUIDEBOOK FOR CLIMATE ACTION AND SUSTAINABILITY IN HEALTHCARE

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NABH GUIDEBOOK FOR CLIMATE ACTION AND SUSTAINABILITY IN HEALTHCARE

National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH) has been developing quality healthcare standards . NABH standards have always focused on creating an ecosystem for quality and safety of the services delivered in the healthcare organizations.

As a step towards addressing the biggest challenge of 21st century i.e. climate change and sustainability, NABH has developed a simple checklist to guide NABH accredited and certified healthcare organizations to achieve climate change adaption, resilience and sustainability.

This cohesive document includes essential of concept of sustainability in healthcare, guidance for implementation and strategic framework. To motivate healthcare organizations, industry best practices are also showcased in the document.

This document along with a self-assessment checklist is available for free download in NABH website http://www.nabh.co/

Click here to read the guidebook with a self assessment checklist

Source: http://www.nabh.co/

Workshop on GCP by NABH

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Education/Interactive Workshop on
Good Clinical Trial Practices (GCP)

National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Health Care (NABH) is organizing one day training programme on Good Clinical Trial Practices (GCP) through virtual platform

Objective of the Programme

The objective of this programme is to provide guidance to Ethics Committee members/Investigators/research staffs on implementation of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) in order to improve the overall clinical trial practices in India.

Who should attend?

Clinical research professionals, Investigators, Contract Research Organizations (CROs), nursing professional, Ethics committee members, Clinical research staff, etc.

Registration:

The registration can be done by filling the registration form at website www.nabh.co.  

Registration fee (non-refundable & non-changeable) is Rs. 4,000/- + GST@ 18% (Total Rs. 4720/-) per participant. 

Limited Seats are available and will be allotted on ‘first cum first serve’ basis.

Programme Timings: 02.00 pm to 06.00 pm

For registration and any other related query please contact:  
Ms. Varsha Srivastava
Assistant Director | NABH
National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers
Quality Council of India | www.qcin.org
ITPI Building, 5th Floor, 4-A,
I P Estate, Ring Road, New Delhi – 110002, India
Work: +91-11-42600621
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Workshop Dates and Link for Registration

28 Apr 2024 Timing 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm Click Here To Register
26 May 2024 Timing 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm Click Here To Register

Source: https://portal.nabh.co/EventDetails.aspx?id=221#gsc.tab=0

Guidance on Auditing Climate Change issues in ISO 9001

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Guidance on Auditing Climate Change issues in ISO 9001

Climate change issues are one of many issues that organizations are to consider when analysing their internal and external context and determining requirements from customers and other relevant interested parties.

As part of ISO’s commitment to action on climate change, amendments to over 30 of ISO’s Management System Standards, including ISO 9001, have now been issued to include climate change considerations and the same is published on 23 February 2024.

Key points are given below:

The amendments include the determination of whether climate change is a relevant issue for the organization and the consideration of interested parties’ requirements related to climate change.

Emphasizes the need for auditors to maintain objectivity and neutrality when auditing climate change issues, focusing on assessing how organizations address climate change within their quality management systems

Provides guidance for auditing climate change issues impacting the quality management system and its intended results, outlining specific considerations and examples for auditors to evaluate

Furthermore, the document highlights the importance of addressing issues determined as relevant by the organization within the quality management system.

Presents non-exhaustive examples of questions and related aspects for auditors to assess how organizations are addressing climate change issues, including determining the scope of the quality management system, actions to address risks and opportunities, changes, resources, operations, and performance evaluation and improvement.

Underscores the need for auditors to evaluate if organisations have identified contractually agreed customer requirements or statutory and regulatory requqirements with climate change relevance and whether these are being acted upon.

Click here to read the document

Source: https://committee.iso.org/home/tc176/iso-9001-auditing-practices-group.html

Launch of Indian Foundation for Quality Management

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Launch of Indian Foundation for Quality Management

A consortium of seven leading Indian companies have launched the Indian Foundation for Quality Management (IFQM), a Section 8 not-for-profit Company. IFQM is a unique institute dedicated to fostering a culture of quality and innovation within Indian businesses.

The initiative spearheaded by India Inc. viz. Tata Sons, TVS Motor Company, Sun Pharma, Motherson Group, Bharat Forge, Boeing India, and Biocon aims to propel the “Make in India” brand on the global stage.

IFQM will endeavour to equip business leaders with the latest knowledge and tools in quality management, connecting them to renowned global experts for personalized guidance, and facilitating knowledge sharing and collaboration among industry leaders. IFQM will provide support to organisations with specialized quality counsellors  and bridge the gap between industry and academia to ensure access to cutting-edge research and insights.

IFQM’s governing council members besides Venu Srinivasan, N Chandrasekaran, and Dilip Shanghvi will include Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Baba Kalyani. T.V. Narendran, Vivek Chaand Sehgal, Salil Gupte and K.N. Radhakrishnan.

These founding members will be actively involved in IFQM’s governance ensuring its programs are tailored to the specific needs of Indian businesses. IFQM is designed to provide senior leadership in India with targeted counselling, training, coaching, and expert guidance.

The one-of-its-kind industry-led initiative will help improve the product and service quality and reliability of Indian businesses equipping them to compete more effectively on the global stage and build supply chain resilience. The aim is to reinforce the “Made in India” brand in international markets, thereby stimulating trade expansion.

Enhanced competitiveness will lead to economic growth and overall prosperity for the people of India.

Source: https://www.autocarpro.in/news/import-dependency-for-natural-gas-consumption-expected-at-around-45-by-fy26-careedge-ratings-119688

Workshop Announcement

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ISO 20658:2023 – Workshop Announcement

Workshop on ISO 20658 – 2023. ISO 20658:2023 is a technical specification (TS) that defines the requirements for the collection, transport, receipt, and handling of samples for medical laboratories

The ISO 20658:2023 is an essential resource for all healthcare professionals and medical institutions

Who Can Attend ?

Laboratory professionals : Pathologists, Microbiologists, Bio chemist, Phlebotomist Customer care managers and Quality managers

Program Details :

Date : April 20, 2024
Venue: 8th Floor Auditorium, Kauvery Hospital, Vadapalani, Chennai
Mode : In Person Training (Interactive sessions with case based learning)
Fee – Rs 2000 per delegate

Click here to Register : https://bit.ly/430kbTO

Click here to make payment : https://bit.ly/49Q4cK7

For more details, please contact Ms.Boomadevi @ 9538616636


Do Register and Join the session

Industry Update – Program by KIHT

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International Fellowship on Health technology assessment by
KIHT,Visakhapatnam

The 9th International Fellowship on Health technology assessment is being launched by Kalam Institute of Health Technology, Visakhapatnam, to promote the advancement of knowledge and expertise in health technology assessments.

KIHT aims to equip participants with the latest methodologies, best practices, and insights in HTA, empowering them to become leaders in the field.

The 9th International Fellowship on Health Technology is scheduled on 18th to 24th March 2024 at Kalam Convention Center,AMTZ Campus, Visakhapatnam

Program Details are given below:

Date   :  18 – 24 March 2024
Time  :   9.30 am to 5.30 pm
Venue:   Kalam Convention Center C/o AMTZ Campus, Visakhapatnam,Andhra Pradesh- 530031

Program Benefits :

– Conceptual Mastery in HEOR
– Exclusive Insights into Emerging Trends in HEOR
– Proficiency in cutting edge HEOR software
– Access to exclusive Research and Training materials
– Practical knowledge in Study design, Evidence synthesis and Economic modelling
– Exposure to Real world evidence, case studies and applications
– Open discussion with Academicians and Industrial Leaders
– Benefits of mentorship from World renowned Professionals in the field
– Global Networking Precision

Who should attend?

– Healthcare Policy makers and Regulators
– Medical Professionals and Practitioners
– Health Economist and Researchers
– Healthcare Industry and Innovators
– Academicians and Students
– Hospital Administrators

For Fee and other queries: Visit: https://kiht.in/

Contact:
Ms. Kaviya Jeyaram
kaviya.j@kiht.in
+91 8220025552

Mr. Nitturi Naresh Kumar
n.nareshkumar@ibsc-amtz.in
+91 8897330990

Click here to view Agenda

source :https://kiht.in/

NSW portal for Medical Devices

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Launch of NSW Portal for Medical Devices

Central Government has launched a ‘one-stop-shop’ portal NSWS, designed by Invest India through Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to streamline the import of medical devices in the country. This will be independent of the existing portals – the SUGAM portal or cdscomdonline portal. The existing portals will be disabled by January 15, 2024

The portal facilitates applications for the certificate of registration and licences to manufacture or import medical devices for various purposes such as clinical investigations, tests, evaluations, demonstrations, or training.

From January 1, 2024, the following three activities under the Medical Devices Rules, 2017 will be made live on the NSWS Portal:

i. application for grant of certificate of registration of a notified body- Form MD -01
ii.application for licence to manufacture medical device for clinical investigations, test, evaluation,  examination, demonstration or training- Form MD -12
iii.application for licence to import medical device for clinical investigations, test, evaluation, examination, demonstration or training- Form MD -16

All the stakeholders should submit the application for the above 3 activities, through NSWS portal only

Click the link below to read the detailed guide book on How to apply for CDSCO approval

Guide book on How to apply for CDSCO approval

Source:https://cdsco.gov.in/opencms/opencms/en/Home/

Announcement from NABH

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NABH FEE REMITTANCE - Announcement from NABH

NABH has released an important notice on January 4,2024 on Fee Remittance by all applicant / Accredited / Certified Health Care Organisations under all programs of NABH

Many Healthcare Organisations associated with NABH are still making direct payment to accounts of Quality Council of India – NABH. Due to this, NABH is facing difficulty in reconciling the amounts received directly as the details of payment are also not updated by the respective HCOs in their online portal.

To avoid unnecessary wastage of time and manpower in tracking the payments, NABH advises its stakeholders to make payments only through the online portal using the Payment Gateway so that the payments are appropriately tracked for convenience of all the parties

To facilitate the Healthcare Organisations to reconcile the fee payment status, NABH has requested all the
HCOs to follow the below steps with immediate effect:

  1. The HCOs are advised to login into their HCO account on the NABH portal for making payments through payment gateway via credit card/debit card/net banking.
  2. In no case HCOs shall deposit cash/cheque/DD directly into any of the accounts of Quality Council of
    India.
  3. In case the HCO has no other option but Bank Transfer (NEFT/RTGS), the payment shall be made
    after seeking approval from NABH secretariat. It shall be the responsibility of HCO to update the
    transaction details like Unique Transaction Reference (UTR) Number, Date of Transaction, Transaction
    Amount, etc on the NABH Portal under the Make Payment category and inform NABH that the Payment
    was done and get the receipts generated for the payments made.
  4. The HCOs are also requested to ensure that the payment details with respect to fee payments of
    current and previous accreditation cycles have been updated on the NABH portal account of the HCO,
    if not done earlier.
  5. Non updation of fee payment details on the portal may result into non-credit of the amounts and
    the HCO may be liable for adverse decision and repayment as per rules.
  6. All HCOs are to ensure that no direct offline payments are made to any account of Quality Council
    of India (QCI)

Notice issued by NABH is given below for reference:

Source:https://nabh.co/

Announcement from NABH

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QUALITY SETU

NABH announced that QCI and all its boards are introducing an innovative solution for addressing the queries & concerns promptly and transparently through “Quality Setu”, an integrated QCI portal designed to streamline the NABH helpdesk/complaints redressal process.

Quality Setu is a unified platform for all boards & divisions of QCI that will bridge and synergize the flow of information for its users.

It will also assist users to search for information regarding various schemes, certifications, accreditations, assessments, trainings and other projects, administered or run by the Boards & Divisions of QCI.

Quality Setu will also act as a single-window for all queries & concerns where users can track online, the progress of their engagement with the respective Board and Division, in their personalized section through the app or its portal

The system also has an AI-based Chatbot that guides users in their search and also assist them in resolving their queries and concerns in quick time.

From January 1, 2024, onwards, all queries and concerns pertaining to NABH will be exclusively addressed through the “Quality Setu” portal. This transition is aimed at enhancing efficiency, speedy resolution and ensuring a seamless experience for our stakeholders.

Please access the “Quality Setu” portal using the following website link
Website link: https://qualitysetu.qcin.org

Source: https://nabh.co/

Sustainability – Mega opportunity

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In sustainability, a mega opportunity for Indian banks

As India passes the reins of the G20, it has signalled an unwavering dedication to combating global environmental and sustainability challenges. The G20 sustainability working group meetings have spotlighted key pillars: harnessing climate finance, embracing the sustainability development goals (SDGs), and nurturing the financial ecosystem’s capacity.

In parallel, India’s nationally determined contribution commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the ambitious 2070 net zero emissions target unveil a grand vision of fortifying climate resilience and nurturing sustainable growth.

The big gap: funding the shift to a greener future

Nevertheless, there is a considerable gap between the financial requisites for these ambitions and the current landscape–making for a significant opportunity for India’s banking sector to tap into.

The G20 Leaders declaration underscores the importance of sustainable finance, highlighting needs like for developing countries, blended finance instruments, and reforming multilateral institutions.

Worldwide, banks are increasingly integrating sustainability into their operations. Many have committed substantial funds for sustainability and are transitioning away from fossil fuel financing. They’re also innovating with sustainable finance products like green bonds and leveraging technology for broader customer outreach and lower carbon footprints

While India’s banking sector has begun its ESG journey, it’s still navigating the challenges of balancing sustainability with developmental needs. Drawing from global trends and G20 insights, Indian banks can harness ESG for value creation. By integrating sustainability considerations and technology-driven decision-making, they can champion environmental and social transformation in India’s financial realm.

Indian banks have a pivotal role in driving social change, achieving national objectives, and expanding their lending portfolios.

Their success hinges on accessing global capital, innovating for new segments, and prioritizing digitalization and ESG integration in decision-making.

Achieving these objectives not only promises financial success but also positions Indian banks as leaders in the sustainability transition.

Click here to read the article

source: https://www.livemint.com/

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