Panaji: The online booking of slots for OPD services in GMC will begin from Feb 4, initially for 100 OPD slots each in the general medicine, general surgery, ENT, orthopaedic, and dermatology (skin) departments on a trial basis.The public can visit gmcgoa.edu.in where the appointment link will be live from Feb 4.Each patient has to register through a mobile-based OTP and fill in basic details, or get their details from the ABHA card database or DDSSY card database to complete the registration process.Every new patient who wants to avail online appointments will have to pay a one-time fee of Rs 100 (Rs 250 for foreigners), valid for two years irrespective of the number of appointments.The confirmation slip generated will have to be produced at the OPD.The statement said, “The online slot booked will ensure services at the concerned OPD in GMC based on the availability of the doctor on the said date”.Based on the feedback and the response, the booking slots will be extended to all departments in a phase-wise manner.The offline appointment process for the balance slots will continue in parallel, which can be availed on the same day through the existing queue system in GMC.The online booking slots will be available for booking for the immediate next seven days, and the booking for the subsequent day shall close on the preceding day at 5pm.The number of vacant online slots remaining at the end of the day will be added to the offline slots on the subsequent day, which shall be available to the public through the regular offline process.
