Table 2.

Service standard for physicians and nurses in UpHCs, Bangladesh, 2017

Activities	Service standard		Unit
	Physician	Nurse
Obstetrical service (caesarean section)*	90	90	Min/patient
Obstetrical service (normal delivery)	60	120	Min/patient
Newborn management	15	15	Min/inpatient day
Emergency service	15	Not applicable	Min/patient
IMCI/nutritional service	15	15	Min/patient
OPD service (including NCD management)	10	Not applicable	Min/patient
First ANC	20	20	Min/patient
Follow-up ANC	10	10	Min/patient
PNC	15	15	Min/patient
Indoor services (round, including minor bedside procedures)†	25.65	34	Min/inpatient day
Bedside patient care	Not applicable	17	Min/inpatient day
Patient admission and discharge	Not applicable	20	Min/inpatient day
Death certification and associated arrangements	20	30	Min/patient

*For nurses: assist obstetrical service (caesarean section).

†For nurses: indoor services (round with physician).

ANC, antenatal care; IMCI, Integrated Management of Childhood Illness; NCD, non-communicable diseases; OPD, out patient department; PNC, postnatal care; UpHCs, Upazila Health Complexes.