LAHORE: The Lahore General Hospital (LGH) administration has doubled the number of beds and staff at the Emergency Ward The administration has also banned entry of medical representatives in the ward. Separate emergency rooms have also been allocated for male and female patients at the emergency ward while code of ethics and standard operation procedures (SOPs) have been issued to doctors working at the ward in order to create good working environment and better care of patients. These decisions were taken during a meeting presided over by Post Graduate Medical Institute (PGMI) and Lahore General Hospital (LGH) Principal Prof Ghiyasun Nabi Tayyab held on Sunday in connection with improving the affairs of the emergency ward and solve the problems of patients. Speaking on the occasion, the Principal said that administrative changes were need of the hour and the LGH administration had enhanced the number of beds at the emergency ward from 20 to 42, while 40 charge nurses instead of 15 would remain on duty during three shifts at the ward. He said that entry of medical representatives has been banned and the on duty deputy medical superintendent would be held responsible if the policy is violated. The principal directed both assistant medical superintendent and DMS to adopt open door policy for patients and their attendants and also implement ‘reward and reprimand’ policy to their staff. “Strict action would be taken against shirk workers while nursing staff would be made duty bound to keep charts of patients updated,” he said, adding that all available resources were being spent on improvement of healthcare system for patients and the process of provision of medical facilities to masses would be closely monitored in accordance with the direction of the Punjab chief minister.