Post-graduate professors are already overburdened and the simultaneous running of two batches, under the circumstances, is far from practical. Deprivation of medical care to patients in a situation exacerbated by the threat of Omicron, a possible brain-drain and the financial loss to the nation cannot be measured in monetary terms
January 2, 2022The resident doctors on Wednesday continued their protest in support of their demands, including the withdrawal of the FIRs filed against them.
December 29, 2021"We did not use any force on the protestors. No canes were either used. In fact Delhi Police has highest regard for the doctors," Additional Commissioner (Central Range) Suman Goyal said.
December 28, 2021"Resident doctors of the RML are forced to boycott emergency services too from 6th December along with OPD/IPD Services because no assurance is being given to the protesting Doctors by Health ministry in delay in NEET PG Counselling 2021", said Dr Manish Jangra, Spokesperson RML RDA.
December 5, 2021The high court on Thursday initiated the PIL based on news reports that doctors of Kasturba Gandhi Hospital have threatened to resign as they have not been paid salaries since March this year.
June 12, 2020The IMA has also urged its state branches to communicate the information to the government doctors' organisations of the states, request for their support and issue a press statement to this effect.
June 13, 2019In a letter to the Deputy Director, Administration, Delhi-AIIMS, the RDA has demanded implementation of enhanced security door lock for all duty rooms of doctors.
April 16, 2019Routine surgeries remained cancelled, out-patient clinics functioned in a restricted manner and patients seeking OPD consultation were sent back due to the strike.
April 28, 2018Over 2,000 resident doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) went on an indefinite hunger strike on Thursday demanding the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission be implemented. In a unique move, the doctors will continue to perform their duties as they do not wish patient-care to suffer. Every day for …
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October 26, 2017Resident doctors across Maharashtra on Saturday called off their five-day protest against a spate of assaults and resumed duties following an ultimatum from the Bombay High Court and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The state government had also given an assurance to the protesting doctors that their demands will be looked into. "Most of the doctors have …
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March 25, 2017Over 20,000 resident doctors in the national capital on Thursday went on mass casual leave in solidarity with their Maharashtra counterparts, leading to postponement of over 800 surgeries across Delhi government and civic body-run hospitals, and also left thousands of patients in the lurch with OPD functions hit. Resident doctors in Delhi went on mass …
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March 23, 2017Over 20,000 resident doctors in the national capital on Thursday went on mass casual leave in solidarity with their Maharashtra counterparts, leading to postponement of over 800 surgeries across Delhi government and civic body-run hospitals, and also left thousands of patients in the lurch with OPD functions hit. Resident doctors in Delhi went on mass …
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March 23, 2017Resident doctors at the Central government’s Safdarjung Hospital continued their strike for the second day on Thursday, demanding proper security for the doctors on duty at the hospital. According to the striking doctors, the strike won’t be called off until there is a written assurance from the Delhi and Central governments to provide proper security …
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November 24, 2016Resident doctors at the Central government’s Safdarjung Hospital continued their strike for the second day on Thursday, demanding proper security for the doctors on duty at the hospital. According to the striking doctors, the strike won’t be called off until there is a written assurance from the Delhi and Central governments to provide proper security …
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November 24, 2016Scores of resident doctors at the AIIMS here on Tuesday held a protest on the campus over their demands including those related to working hours and hostel facilities, and threatened to intensify their stir from Friday if these are not addressed. Carrying placards and raising slogans like ‘Heal the Healers’, they took out a march …
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