This Article is From Nov 24, 2016

Resident Doctors At Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital Continue Strike

Resident Doctors At Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital Continue Strike

An FIR has also been filed at the Safdarjung Enclave police station.

New Delhi:

Resident doctors at Safdarjung Hospital continued their strike today demanding enhancement of on-duty security for them on the premises.

The doctors said they won't call off the protest unless a written assurance is given from the Delhi and Central governments to provide "proper security" at hospitals.

The doctors went on strike last evening after a junior resident doctor was allegedly manhandled by the attendants of a patient at the emergency ward.

An FIR has also been filed at the Safdarjung Enclave police station.

"A first-year PG student was manhandled by the attendants of a patient at the emergency ward of the hospital as they wanted their patient to be examined before others out of turn.

"Last Friday, a female resident doctor was allegedly manhandled on-duty by attendants of a patient in the paediatric ward. Such instances of violence against doctors are not stopping. We do not have any security," said a junior resident doctor.

With the residents doctors on strike, the services are being managed by the faculty members.



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