previous shortcomings were eliminated or not and also to determine the
issues to be considered. During the visit to the facility, it were held private
meetings with each of persons who were being treated in female and male
compartments.
During the visit, all wards as well as service rooms, including the room
for personal lockers, duty stations, cabinets of physicians, meeting room,
shower room, disinfection chamber and the kitchen were checked and
examined the condition of the wards, heating, ventilation systems as well as
the sanitation.
The visit was concluded with the meeting of the health facility
administration, which was given with regard to national laws and
international standards.
Gazakh Inter-regional Psychiatric Hospital was also monitored by the
NPG. During the visit, the wards located in two floors were checked and
general condition created for the patients was found satisfactory.
Meanwhile, there was no any violation by the healthcare professionals with
regard to the treatment of the patients.
However, it was found that the food storage was old and extra humid.
While monitoring the laundry of the hospital, it was found that this
place needed a repair, did not comply with sanitary norms and it lacks of
sufficient shelves for clothes; furthermore, a facility had a new small water
pool for manual washing. In addition, among the existed washing machines
only one was working.
The small meeting room in the health facility, which was
approximately 9 km, was not in comply with irrelevant inventory such as a
fridge, and extra table and chairs, was very tiny that was unsuitable for
holding several meetings at the same time.
At the same time, records book of the hospital, including records of
medical referrals to Medical Social Expert Commission (MSEC), records of
patients being treated in stationary, records of referrals from departments on
mobilization and conscription and records of restriction (fixation) were
checked.
While reviewing the records of restrictions applied to the patients, it
was revealed that the duration of restriction and in general, all other
restrictions were not drawn up by the physicians.
The chief physician of the hospital was informed of this case, which
created the possibility for such ill-treatment and abuse and was given
suggestion for improvement of the custody.
During the visit to the Ganja City Psychiatric Hospital wards,
ambulatory-care rooms, kitchen, fridge, and the date of production and use
of the food and medicines stored in, were checked; apart from, healthcare
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