गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Breaking ∕ Hospital Service Reform Procedure in place Breaking Hospital Service Reform Procedure in place KathmanduPati April 11, 2026 KATHMANDU – The Ministry of Health and Population has introduced the ‘Hospital Service Reform Procedure 2082’. The procedure has been issued in accordance with the Public Health Service Act, 2075 to make hospital services people-friendly, accessible and effective, said the Ministry’s Joint Spokesperson Dr Sameer Adhikari. According to the procedure, hospitals should provide quality services to every citizen conveniently. An integrated e-record system should be developed to manage patient treatment records and follow-up, laboratory reports should be provided 24 hours a day, and doctors should only recommend medicines available in the hospital’s pharmacy. Similarly, if a patient needs to be referred they should be sent to a government hospital with a refer slip. The hospital should manage daily required medicines in the pharmacy, and drug sales promoters (MRs) should not be allowed to enter during office hours and during service delivery. Write your comments RELATED NEWS China border reopens for three days ahead of Dashain Nepal PM Balen Shah urges unity and hope amid Dashain… Nepal PM Balen Shah expected to visit India in Mid-November CJP founder’s whereabouts unknown after Delhi police detention Climate change could displace 40.5 million South Asians by 2050 PM Shah expresses commitment to making police organization capable Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? Tourism entrepreneurs get crash course in Chinese language The origins of MCC and its future in Nepal CIAA initiates investigation into financial irregularities complaints against two SSPs SSB removes temporary post from no-man’s land Bardiya National Park to allow safari expeditions Airfare from Humla to Nepalgunj decreases Brunei’s Prince Azim dies at age of 38