New Delhi. Expressing concern over the incidents of violence against all medical staff including doctors in the Central Government hospitals in the national capital, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday issued an advisory in view of a safe working environment.
The advisory issued by the central government said, “Recently it has been observed that violence against medical staff in government hospitals has become very common. Many health workers suffer from physical violence at some point in their career. Many others are threatened or face some kind of aggression.”
He further said, “Central Government Hospitals are advised to maintain a registry of all such incidents. Any such incident should be immediately brought to the notice of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare through the Directorate General of Health Services.”
The ministry’s advice comes amid an ongoing nationwide protest by doctors demanding justice for the female postgraduate trainee (PGT) doctor who was brutally raped and murdered at the RG Kar Medical College Hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal last week. The protesting doctors are also demanding the suspension of the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and the immediate formation of a committee to draft the Central Protection Act (CPA) for healthcare professionals.
FIRST PUBLISHED : August 14, 2024, 23:32 IST
