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
The resident doctors on Wednesday continued their protest in support of their demands, including the withdrawal of the FIRs filed against them.
"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.
"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.
The 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.
The 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.
In 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.
Routine surgeries remained cancelled, out-patient clinics functioned in a restricted manner and patients seeking OPD consultation were sent back due to the strike.
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