Apollo Hospitals launches “The Pink Book” to strengthen safety framework in healthcare

The Pink Book by Apollo Hospitals serves as a comprehensive guide to ensuring safety across hospital environments.

Hyderabad: Apollo Hospitals has launched ‘The Pink Book’, a comprehensive framework designed to enhance safety protocols across healthcare systems.

The Pink Book by Apollo Hospitals serves as a comprehensive guide to ensuring safety across hospital environments. It lays out protocols designed to protect staff, patients, and visitors, emphasizing the critical importance of safety culture in healthcare, a press release said.

Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals, said: “this book encapsulates the wealth of knowledge we’ve gathered in our journey and is designed to benefit everyone in the healthcare industry.”

The book emphasizes the importance of comprehensive safety measures in healthcare, particularly for women, outlining strict government regulations and the need for hospitals to adhere to safety policies, including zero-tolerance against harassment.

Key recommendations include identifying and managing risky patients, enhancing security with panic buttons and surveillance, ensuring well-lit ergonomic workspaces, and providing support for night-duty staff. Additionally, it advocates for self-defense training, mental health support, compliance with legal provisions, and creating platforms for reporting safety concerns in line with the POSH Act.

The link to The Pink Book: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7242126771574198276.