, Today, the National Institute of Emergency Medicine (NHEC) held a meeting to clarify policies and directions for implementing the law regarding operating units of private sector organizations that are juristic persons. (private company) with representatives from private companies that provides ambulance service Representative of the Provincial Public Health Office Participate in meetings both in conference rooms and online. Capt. Dr. Atchariya Phaengma, secretary-general of the Office of the Basic Education Commission, said that since 2021, there has been an announcement from the Emergency Medical Committee regarding Criteria and conditions regarding performing duties and supervision of medical operating units in 2021, the Office of the Basic Education Commission has raised the level of emergency patient care by controlling the standards of medical operating units. or rescue unit This standard will control and supervise the operations of the unit as a whole. Whether it is personnel standards vehicle standa rds Communication tools Storing medical equipment Various management. This year, the Office of the Basic Education Commission will speed up rescue units throughout the country. Even though it was originally registered and who are about to request a new establishment Proceed according to this announcement. Complete all It is hoped that emergency patients who call 1669 will be protected and be assured of the standards of the operating units that go out to help. However, from past statistics It was found that there were emergency patients who came through the emergency medical system. It is only 20 percent, which focuses on the red critical emergency group, but the other 80 percent, especially in the non-severe emergency group. It doesn't come with an emergency medical system. Which found that one important problem is There may not be enough rescue teams in many areas. or among those who are non-emergency patients but need to use an ambulance, such as bedridden patients elderly doctor appointment In this group, they were also unable to request a vehicle from 1669. Therefore, the Office of Primary Educational Service Area Office looked at the group of private ambulance service business operators. which has been in business for a long time and there are more than a hundred cases But in the past, there was no clear agency to oversee standards. This causes limitations in requesting permission to operate in accordance with various laws such as the Land Transport Act. Requesting the use of police light and sound signals Requesting to use radio communications Requesting tax exemption including controlling professional standards 'The Primary Educational Service Area Office views that private ambulance groups can be an important force in providing care to patients. Both non-emergency patients at home or emergency patients at sports events Various events But in order to protect the public, the Office of the Basic Education Commission will provide private ambulance companies. Proceed with the preparation of standards accordin g to the announcement of the Emergency Medical Committee on Criteria and conditions regarding performing duties and supervision of the Medical Operations Unit 2021, similar to the 1669 Rescue Units across the country. Once certified, they can legally operate in various related matters. and even though this is not a normal unit that has been allocated space to provide services in the province But it will be an additional unit if there are not enough vehicles in the system or in times of public disaster like during COVID-19, where vehicles in this group are an important force during such times,' said the Secretary-General of the Office of the Basic Education Commission. Source: Thai News Agency