The Ministry of Health publishes today (Thursday) an update to the procedure for receiving the abductees who return from Gaza in the hospitals.
Due to the medical, mental and social complexities involved in the event of return from captivity, which require an immediate response in the hospitals, and then a personalized response in the community, the Ministry of Health decided to update the protocol.
This, after the return of the abductees as part of the beatings in November and as part of drawing conclusions regarding the envelope and the treatment they received.
The union of the Hearn family members
At the end of the reception of the returnees, the Ministry of Health held discussions to learn lessons and the accuracy of the treatment processes with the professional bodies that accompanied the returnees, including the staff at the hospitals, representatives of the Ministry of Health at the hospitals, acute sexual assault response teams, community team representatives, army and police representatives.
Hana Perry from Kibbutz Nir Oz who returned from the Gaza Strip and was admitted to the Wolfson Hospital upon her return, photo: Dimitri Yaroschatsky, Wolfson Spokesperson
The updated procedure includes precise guidelines and principles for treatment while focusing on the medical aspects.
The guidelines include a recommendation to allow a sequence of at least four days of hospitalization in the designated complex with the consent of the returnees, in order to allow for any medical and psychological treatment as well as other needs that may be needed.
In addition, there is a reference in the protocol to the transition of treatment from the hospital to medical treatment in the community and establishing an adapted response over time.
Among other things, regarding the privacy of the returnees, the remaining strictness will continue to preserve privacy and medical confidentiality with regard to the transfer of information.
All this, including the conduct of the returnees in front of the media.
In addition, a list of permanent entry permits for the returnee departments will be created for the relevant professional and security forces.
Estimates of the return of the abductees in the first beat, photo: Gideon Markovich
Regarding the therapeutic envelope, the Ministry of Health says that a permanent envelope of professionals will be created to accompany the family members and then, also the returnees.
Each of the returnees will be assigned a liaison nurse from the HMO to which they are associated, and will coordinate the resources required for them, including arranging the transition to community care at the end of the hospitalization.
Each of the returnees will be assigned a social worker from the hospital who will accompany them personally.
The accompaniment will also include the contact with the relevant parties such as the Ministry of Welfare and the National Insurance.
In addition, the returnees, as well as the medical team, will be accompanied by a psychiatrist.
Furthermore, as part of the medical treatment for returnees and returnees from Gaza, the infectious disease testing panel was expanded.
Regarding the field of sexual abuse, war crimes and torture during captivity, the hospitals were directed to hold a refresher meeting for the medical teams regarding the treatment of acute injury and its consequences, with the teams being instructed to do so while giving the consent and choice of the returnees.
Minister of Health, Uriel Bosso, photo: Oren Ben Hakon
The Minister of Health, Uriel Bosso, said in response to the update of procedures for receiving the abductees from Gaza: "Since the previous release of the abductees, we at the Ministry of Health have conducted an in-depth and professional examination of the process of receiving them in the hospitals in order to make adjustments and optimize the treatment of our sons and daughters who have returned from captivity and allow them to return to normal in the best possible way The health system is prepared for the release of our abductees and is waiting for their return. We all offer a prayer that we will be able to implement the procedures soon and see all the abductees healthy and whole with God's help."
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