High-level inspection team to visit PIMS today

A high-level inspection team will visit Islamabad’s Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) on Saturday after a recent tragedy at the hospital, an administrative order said.

The directive added that the PIMS administration has cancelled the leaves of the leaders of all clinical and non-clinical departments and directed them to assure their attendance at the hospital on August 29.

The instructions were provided by the Executive Director, PIMS, and directed the department heads to ensure the timely attendance of the relevant workers during the inspection.

Officials also have been asked to keep all essential records and information complete and available at all times for the visiting team.

The order also said the inspection team is expected to carry out full review of clinical and non-clinical departments and get briefings from concerned officials on various issues.

PIMS authorities directed the officers and heads of the departments to extend full cooperation for inspection and be ready to produce the required records and information there and then.

The government gave no specifics on the composition of the inspection team.