The government plans to set up a 24-hour national health helpline to address medical queries of the people. Minister of State for Health, Anupriya Patel said this in a written reply in Lok sabha today. Ms Patel said, that the facility called 'Doctor on Call' will reduce the need to pay personal visit to healthcare centres and thus decrease load on government hospitals. <br/><br/>The Minister said, the Government proposes to start 'Doctor on Call (DoC) 24×7 national health helpline for addressing the medical queries of citizens telephonically. The facility will help in speedier consultations, increase government-to-citizen interaction and build trust in government services and its deliverability. She also said, Online Registration System has been introduced for scheduling appointments with doctors and specialists at major tertiary care hospitals by citizens reducing long queue and rush at hospitals.