NIMHANS, CIP and LGBRIMH sign tripartite MoU to boost mental healthcare capacity and quality

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TEZPUR: The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru; the Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP), Ranchi; and the Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH), Tezpur, have agreed to enter into a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen capacity building and institutional support in mental healthcare.

The proposed framework was discussed during a virtual meeting of representatives of the three premier institutions held on August 22.

Under the proposed MoU, NIMHANS will organise and host a capacity-building workshop at its Bengaluru campus for selected administrators, faculty members and staff of CIP and LGBRIMH. The workshop will focus on hospital administration, quality management, patient safety, clinical governance and operational efficiency. Following the workshop, NIMHANS will also provide technical guidance and institutional handholding to CIP and LGBRIMH in mutually identified areas.

The meeting was chaired by Dr Prabha S. Chandra, Director, NIMHANS, Bengaluru. She was joined by Harsha A. H., Registrar; Dr A. Nalini, Dean, Neurosciences; Dr T. N. Sathyaprabha, Associate Dean, Basic Sciences; Dr Seema Mehrotra, Associate Dean, Behavioural Sciences; and Dr Nand Kumar, Immediate Coordinator.

CIP, Ranchi, was represented by Dr Varun S. Mehta, Professor of Psychiatry, and Dr Sunil, Administrative Officer. LGBRIMH, Tezpur, was represented by its Director, Dr Jyoti Hazarika, Dr Hemanta Dutta, OSD and Deputy Director, along with other officials.

The proposed collaboration will also include Training of Trainers programmes, joint development of training modules and guidelines, expert lectures and webinars, tele-mentoring through digital platforms, and collaborative research and outcome evaluation.

The dates and detailed schedule of the capacity-building programme will be finalised mutually by the three institutions. LGBRIMH, Tezpur, an apex tertiary care mental health institution serving all eight states of the Northeast, expects the collaboration to further strengthen its systems for quality management, patient safety and overall institutional efficiency. The initiative is ultimately expected to benefit patients and their families seeking specialised mental healthcare at the institute from across the region.

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