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Brief
History & Introduction
Basic
theme of establishment of Medical Social Services Project is to
help an individual in getting medical treatment. In these projects,
A Medical Social Officer first of all records the case history of
a patient. He/She tries to know the social aspects of the disease
through applying professional knowledge. He / She guide the respective
doctors while prescribing the treatment. A medical Social Officer
provides financial assistance / Medicines to an individual through
charity. Philanthropy and zakat grant.
Medical
Social Services Project, Mayo Hospital, Lahore is functioning since
1957. Staff position of the project is a under:-
S.NO.
NAME Services
1. Mrs. Zahida Nemet (To deal with the patients of Urology OPD /
Indoor and as well as performing duties as Secretary Health Welfare
Committee, Mayo Hospital Lahore )
2. Mr. Muhammad Nawaz (To deal with the patients of General OPD/
Pakistan bait-ul-Mal / DDO of the Medical Social Services Project)
and working as a Secretary General of Patients Welfare Society,
Mayo Hospital, Lahore.
(To deal with the patients of General Indoor / Pakistan bait-ul-Mal)
to lookafter Industrial school and Day Care Center.

Members of Medical Social Services Project
Mayo
Hospital, Lahore is the oldest and biggest hospital of Pakistan.
It consisted of 2000 Registered beds. There are 24 Specialized units
working in Mayo Hospital, Lahore.
1.
Cardiac Surgery
2. Neurology unit
3. Dermatology unit
4. Neuro Surgery unit
5. urology Unit
6. Oncology Unit
7. Orthopaedic Unit
8. Psychiatry Unit
9. Paeds Medical Unit
10. Paeds. Surgical Unit
11. Paeds. Preventive Unit
12. Chest Disease Unity.
13. E.N.T. Unit.
14. Eye Unit.
15. Plastic Surgery Unit
16. Burn Unit
17. Physically Disability Unit.
18. Surgical Unit.
19. Medical Unit
20. Venerology Unit.
21. Dental Unit
22. Physiotherapy Unity
23. E.C.G. Unit.
24. Radiology

Role
of Medical Social Officer
Medical
Social Officers are performing following duties in Mayo Hospital,
Lahore.
1.
Medical Social Officer establish relation between patient and doctor.
2.
Medical Social Officer, guides the respective doctor about the social
economic condition of patient, so that doctor may be able to prescribe
medicine in a better way.
3.
A Medial Social Officer Rehabilitate the patient in different ways
i.e. providing free medical assistance, vocational training and
employment opportunities.
4.
A Medical Social Officer works for the welfare of unknown and unattended
patients.
5.
A Medical Social Officer works for the rehabilitation of disabled
persons.
6.
A Medial Social Officer also performed duties in rehabilitation
of mentally and physically retarded.
7.
A Medial Social Officer also provides free medicines to both the
Muslims and non-Muslims. It is providing free medicines to the destitute
and non-affording patients through zakat funds, Pakistan. Bait-ul-Mal
Fund, District Bait-ul-Mal, Patients Welfare Society, Donations.
8.
A Medical Social Officer guides the needy patients in getting medical
treatment from other Health Institution.
9.
A Medical Social Officer celebrate National and Religious days in
Hospital with the assistance and collaboration of Hospital Administration
and Patients Welfare Society.
10.
A Medical Social Officer always remain in touch with the patients
through recreational / vocational activities.
11.
A Medical Social Officer also provided free ambulance and diet facilities
to non-affording patients.
12.
A Medical Social Officer pay home visits to the selected patients.
13.
A Medical Social Officer guides the relatives and family members
of the patients in rehabilitation of patients.
14.
A Medical Social officer keep himself in touch with the patients
even after having health / physical treatment.
15.
Free Medical Treatment Examination and Investigation of deserving
Patients on the recommendation of Medial Social Officer.
16.
Medial Social Officer arranged a fee medical camp within and with
out side of the Hospital.
17.
Medical Social Officer is working as General Secretary of Health
Welfare committee. He/She utilizes the Zakat Fund according to the
instructions of Central Zakat Council and keeps and maintain the
record of Zakat Fund.
18.
Medical Social Officer is working as a General Secretary of Patients
Welfare Society. He/She establish liaison between members of patients
Welfare Society and Hospital Administration.
19.
Medical Social Officer collects donations for deserving patients
from Different sources.
20.
Medical Social Officer is providing training of Social Case Work
to the students of Social Work/Sociology Department of Punjab University,
Lahore.
Patients
welfare Association
Patients
Welfare Association came into being in 1963 and Register on 11th
January, 1964. patients Welfare Society, Mayo Hospital, Lahore is
providing social, psychological and financial Assistance to poor
needy patients.
The
Executive Body (Adhoc) of Patients Welfare Society is as under:-
1.
Dr. Fayyaz Ahmad Ranjha, M.S. Mayo Hospital, Lahore President.
2. Mr. Bashir Waseer, Vice President I
3. Mian Waqar Ahmad Vice President II
4. Dr. M.N. Tubbasam Information Secretary
5. Mr. Muhammad Siddique Finance Secretary
6. Dr. Shahid Saleem Join Secretary
7. Mr. Muhammad Nawaz, SMO General Secretary
WORKING
OF PATIENTS WELFARE ASSOCIATION.
1.
Patients Welfare Association is providing free medical assistance
to the disabled persons.
2.
Patients Welfare Association Mayo Hospital, Lahore is providing
free optical to the poor and deserving patients.
3.
Patients Welfare Association provides free of cost ambulance services
to the poor and destitute deceases families.
4.
Patients Welfare Association, Mayo Hospital, Lahore is providing
vocational training facilities for Women of the surrounding area
of May Hospital, Lahore. Almost 15 to 18 Females getting vocational
Training from this Center every month.
5.
Patients Welfare Association, Mayo Hospital, Lahore is providing
Day Care Center facility to working families of the hospital.
6.
Patients Welfare Association, Mayo Hospital, Lahore is running a
guide service to the patient coming for treatment from far flung
areas of the country. For this purpose a guide is deputed by Patients
Welfare Society to assist Patients. 30 to 40 patients are taking
guidance daily.
7.
Patients Welfare Association, of this hospital is providing wheel
chair with in hospital premises.
8.
Facility of photocopy of the documents of the patients and staff
of the hospital.
9.
Patients Welfare Society is also bearing the expenses of stationary
for Utilization of Zakat Fund.
10.
Patient Welfare Association is also providing services in search
of attendance of Unknown Patient.
Future
Plan
1.
Patients Welfare Association, Mayo Hospital, Lahore will construct
a “Welfare Home” for the un-known and un-attended patients
of Mayo Hospital, Lahore.
2.
Patients Welfare Association, Mayo Hospital, Lahore intends to purchase
its own Ambulance for needy patients.
3.
Patients Welfare Association, Mayo Hospital, Lahore will shortly
start a compute training programme for the employee of the Hospital.
4.
Patients Welfare Association of this hospital will also start a
public call office for the patient to provide them telephonic facility
within the Hospital premises.
5. Ultrasound facility for outdoor patients.
Brief
of Health Welfare Committee Mayo Hospital, Lahore.
Medical
Social Officers are performing their duties for zakat fund utilization.
They keep and maintain record of Zakat.
1.
Central Zakat council issued Rs. 130,00,000/- per anum for General
Patients including Cancer, Hepatitis, Cardiology, Psychiatry, T.B.
surgery, Diabettics Etc. This grant is issued in two equal installments
amounting to Rs. 6500000/- for six months.
2.
Central Zakat Council, Islamabad issued Rupees 100,00,000 per anum
Zakat grant only for Urology patients. This grant is issued in two
equal installments amounting to Rs. 5000000/- for six months.
3.
About 350 to 400 patients per month getting free medicines from
General Zakat Fund and almost 60 patients getting free medicines
from Urology Fund of the Heath Welfare Committee of Mayo Hospital,
Lahore.
Staff
working in health welfare committee, is as under:-
1.
Superintendent One
2. Senior clerk One
3. Junior Clerk One
4. Receptionist One
5. Naib Qasid (Indoor / OPD) Two
6. Pharmacist (Indoor / OPD) Two
7. Dispenser (Indoor / OPD) Four
Budget
Allocation
Yearly
total grant for General Patients Rs. 130,00.000/-
Yearly
total grant for urology Patients Rs. 10000,000/-
Both
grants received in two equal installments for six months.
Procedure
for preparation of Zakat Card/Issuance of Zakat Medicine
1.
Istehqaq Form duly signed by the Chairman of Local Zakat committee.
2.
Copy of N.I.Card.
3.
Case History Form
4.
Call to MSO in respect of Zakat Patient for concerned consultant.
5.
Patient Chart /OPD Ticket, After completion of all above said documents,
Medical Social Officer issue Zakat Card to the patients for obtaining
the Zakat Medicine.
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