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Delhi's resident docs proceed on indefinite strike
Though Hospitals across the city are functioning with senior doctors running OPD and emergency services, work has been adversely affected.
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They want better workplace security, adequate life-saving and generic drugs, drinking water, time-bound duty hours and on-time salary.
‘No Out-Patient Departments (OPD) today’ posters pasted across Central and Delhi Government Hospitals announced the beginning of an indefinite strike by 2,000 resident doctors in the Capital on Monday morning.
Though Hospitals across the city are functioning with senior doctors running OPD and emergency services, work has been adversely affected.
“We have asked hospitals to cancel the leave of senior doctors who have been called in to ensure that patients are not harassed. We can’t stop work because a section of our doctors are on strike,’’ said a senior Delhi Government health official.
The doctors are demanding better security at workplace, adequate life-saving and generic drugs, drinking water, time-bound duty hours and salary on time. The doctors’ association had given June 21 as the deadline to the Ministry to respond to their demands.
“We haven’t heard from anyone till late last night and are forced to proceed on strike,’’ said a resident doctor at Safdarjung Hospital.
Doctors from the Central, State and Municipal Corporation Delhi (MCD) hospitals are participating in the strike. Hospitals that are affected include Safdarjung, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Maulana Azad Medical College, GTB, Deen Dayal Upadhyay, ESI, Hindu Rao and Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) besides the MCD-run hospitals.
Read more at: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities...-docs-on-indefinite-strike/article7341512.ece
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