Doctors Protests

Doctors's strike to continue as meeting with health ministry inconclusive

The stir was in response to a call from the Federation of Resident Doctors' Association (FORDA)

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Thousands of doctors plan to walk off job again in England next week

A four-day strike planned by tens of thousands of doctors in England next week could lead to the postponement of a quarter-million medical appointments, a National Health Service official said Saturday. Dr. Layla McCay, policy director at the NHS Confederation, said the impact is expected to be far greater than a three-day walkout last month by doctors early in their career that led to 175,000 appointments and procedures being postponed. The impact is going to be so significant that this one is likely to have impact on patient safety, and that is a huge concern for every health care leader, McCay told BBC Radio 4. The strike planned for Tuesday by so-called junior doctors would be the latest in a wave of disruptive labour actions by public sector workers demanding pay hikes to offset inflation that exceeds 10%. A cost-of-living crisis driven by sharp food and energy price increases has left people struggling to pay bills as union wages have fallen in real terms over the past ...

Rajasthan Right to Health Act: The provisions and why doctors protested

The Right to Health Bill passed by the Rajasthan Assembly gives residents the right to free consultation, drugs, diagnostics and emergency care at all public hospitals

Private doctors call off strike as Rajasthan govt agrees to key demands

Private doctors in Rajasthan on Tuesday ended their 17-day strike over the Right to Health Bill after the state government agreed to their key demands including keeping unaided private hospitals outside the ambit of the proposed law. The doctors' bodies said that the two sides reached consensus during talks with the state government agreeing to keep private hospitals that have not availed land at subsidised rates or other benefits from it outside the ambit of the proposed law. Besides, in the first phase of implementing the proposed law, private multi-speciality hospitals with less than 50 beds will be kept out of its purview, according to the agreement. Among other provisions, the recently passed Bill allows people to get emergency treatment from all government and designated private hospitals without payment. The government is expected to reimburse the private hospital for this. "An agreement with the government has been made. Private hospitals that have not taken subsidy from th

Govt ready to listen to doctors, says CM Gehlot, urges them to end strike

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday appealed to doctors protesting against Right to Health Bill that the government is ready to listen to doctors."I would again like to appeal that government is ready to listen to doctors. There shouldn't be any misunderstanding and the strike must be called off," said the CM."Right to Health bill is in the public interest. We have sorted out all the misunderstandings & have included all the suggestions from doctors. We want both public & private sectors to serve the people of state. We respect all the doctors," further added CM.Earlier in the day, Cabinet minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas had apparently contradicted state's health minister Parsadi Lal Meena's statement and said that if necessary, the Rajasthan government will step back amid the ongoing protest by doctors.Private hospitals and doctors in Rajasthan have been protesting against the Right to Health (RTH) bill through a work boycott urging the state government ..

Will not take back Right to Health Bill at any cost: Rajasthan minister

Amid massive protest by the doctors in Rajasthan against the Right to Health (RTH) Bill, the state health minister Parsadi Lal Meena said that the government would not take back the bill at any cost

Private doctors protest against Right to Health Bill in Rajasthan

Private doctors protesting against the Rajasthan Right to Heath Bill took out a massive rally in Jaipur on Monday in a show of strength and to press their demand for its withdrawal. Thousands of doctors, their family members, and people associated with the medical profession including medical shop owners took part in the rally which started from the resident doctors hostel ground of the SMS Hospital. The rally passed through Suchna Kendra Tiraha, Maharani College Tiraha, Ashok Marg and Paanch Batti on MI Road. Private hospitals and nursing homes have been closed for several days due to a strike of private doctors, leading to a rush of patients in government hospitals. Medical services in government hospitals were also affected as doctors across the state boycotted work for two hours in solidarity with the protesting private doctors. Chief Secretary Usha Sharma and other senior officials of the state government held a meeting with a delegation of the agitating private hospitals on

Doctors protesting against Right to Health Bill clashes with cops in Jaipur

A minor clash broke out between police and agitating doctors from private health care centres during a protest rally here, officials said on Monday. The doctors were marching to the state assembly to demand withdrawal of the Rajasthan government's proposed Right to Health Bill. The police resorted to using mild force after the protesting doctors tried to jump the barricades after their march was stopped near the Statue Circle, the officials said. Later, they staged a 'dharna' at the spot where senior police officials met and tried to pacify them. After some time, a delegation of five doctors was called to the assembly to hold talks with the government. "Our demand was to meet the chief minister but the health minister met us in the assembly. We apprised him of our demand to withdraw the bill. Our agitation will continue," said Dr Vijay Kapoor, secretary of the Private Hospitals and Nursing Home Society. Rajasthan's proposed Right to Health Bill seeks to give residents the right t

Docs in MP call off indefinite strike within hours, govt to set up panel

Hours after they launched a state-wide indefinite strike on Friday, government doctors in Madhya Pradesh called off their stir following an assurance from state Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang that a high-powered committee would look into their demands, including those related to promotions. The government doctors began the strike in the morning hours, but it was withdrawn by around noon. On Thursday, nearly 16,000 government doctors across the state had gone off-duty for two hours to protest what they called "bureaucratic interference in their work and promotions". Talking to reporters, minister Sarang said, "A delegation of doctors met me. A high-powered committee will be formed to look into their demands. The panel will submit its recommendations to the government and action will be taken on it in a stipulated time." The delegation of doctors also met Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Talking to PTI, president of Association of Medical Officers Medical Education .

Resident doctors of PGIMS-Rohtak end strike after meeting Haryana CM

Resident doctors at the Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) in Rohtak on Friday called off their strike and resumed duties. They were on strike for the past eight days in solidarity with the ongoing agitation by MBBS students against the Haryana government's bond policy. The decision to call off the strike was taken following a meeting with the Haryana Chief Minister on November 30, in which Manohar Lal Khattar announced changes in the bond policy. However, MBBS students, who have been agitating against the bond policy for nearly a month, continued their stir. In a meeting with the representatives of MBBS students and the resident doctors, Khattar on November 30 said that the state government reduced the bond policy amount from Rs 40 lakh to Rs 30 lakh and cut down the duration of the compulsory government service from seven to five years. Resident Doctors Association (RDA) of the PGIMS, Rohtak, in a statement issued on Thursday night, .

Sri Lankan doctors to stage protests after hospitals run out of drugs

People have been suffering from shortages of fuel, power, food and other items for weeks, and doctors say the entire health system could now collapse

Doctors' strike hits outpatient departments across Jharkhand

The OPD services were affected in most government and private hospitals of Jharkhand following a 12-hour strike called by the two forums

Haryana doctors not to go on strike after govt accepts some of demands

The doctors owing allegiance to Haryana Civil Medical Services Association (HCMSA) decided not to proceed on the proposed strike on Friday after a consensus over their demands was reached

Govt faces December protest for third year in row, this time from doctors

The resident doctors on Wednesday continued their protest in support of their demands, including the withdrawal of the FIRs filed against them

Chaos at Delhi's hospitals as resident doctors shut OPD counters

The protesting doctors had called for a total shutdown of the medical services in the hospitals after the police action on Monday

Delhi doctors continue protest against delays in NEET-PG counselling

Resident doctors of major government hospitals in Delhi protesting delays in holding NEET-PG counseling said that they will continue their agitation until their demands are met.

Delhi's striking resident doctors call for total medical service shutdown

Protesting resident doctors have called for total shutdown of medical services in Delhi hospitals

Raining injustice: Rahul slams Centre for police action on doctors' protest

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday slammed Centre for alleged police brutality against resident doctors, who were protesting in Delhi over delay in NEET-PG counselling

NEET-PG: Face-off between protesting doctors, police as stir intensifies

Protest by a large number of resident doctors in Delhi over the delay in NEET-PG 2021 counselling on Monday took a dramatic turn, as medics and police personnel faced off in streets