SHOPIAN, Oct. 17 -- Deputy Commissioner Shopian Charandeep Singh on Saturday directed the Health and Medical Education Department to improve patient care, optimise staff deployment and expedite ongoing infrastructure projects to address gaps in healthcare delivery across the district.

Chairing a review meeting, Singh stressed the need for accessible and responsive healthcare services, with particular emphasis on reducing delays and ensuring that patients receive appropriate treatment locally.

He directed officials to accelerate ongoing developmental works and ensure that essential diagnostic facilities, including X-ray, computed tomography (CT) scan, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound services at the District Hospital, remain...