OPD services affected in 3 Centre-run hospitals for third consecutive day
New Delhi Nov 29 PTI Patient services were affected on the third consecutive day on Monday as resident doctors of three central hospitals withdrew from rendering OPD services in protest against repeated postponement of NEET-PG 2021 counsellingThe OPD services were affected in RML Safdarjung and Lady Hardinge hospitalsThe move came after the Federation of Resident Doctors Association FORDA on Saturday gave the call to stop OPD services over the matterA nationwide withdrawal from OPD services by resident doctors of many hospitals commenced on November 27 following the call given by FORDAThe protest saw massive participation of resident doctors across the nation Subsequently a meeting was held between Union health minister and FORDA president at the MoHFW Nirman Bhawan New DelhiThe detailed discussion held in the meeting was put in front of representatives of resident doctors associations RDA of various states in a virtual meeting As per common consensus in the meeting with state RDA representatives it has been decided that the withdrawal from OPD services will be continued the FORDA had said in a statement on November 27A nation-level review meeting will be held on Monday The medical fraternity stands united in this fight for justice it statedIn another statement FORDA had said that it received a communication from the health ministers office stating that the process of examining the pending issue of reservation policy will be completed by coming Wednesday instead of four weeks and the matter will be put up in the Supreme Court next week itselfHowever we are continuing with our protest it addedPTI PLB SRY
New Delhi Nov 29 PTI Patient services were affected on the third consecutive day on Monday as resident doctors of three central hospitals withdrew from rendering OPD services in protest against repeated postponement of NEET-PG 2021 counsellingThe OPD services were affected in RML Safdarjung and Lady Hardinge hospitalsThe move came after the Federation of Resident Doctors Association FORDA on Saturday gave the call to stop OPD services over the matterA nationwide withdrawal from OPD services by resident doctors of many hospitals commenced on November 27 following the call given by FORDAThe protest saw massive participation of resident doctors across the nation Subsequently a meeting was held between Union health minister and FORDA president at the MoHFW Nirman Bhawan New DelhiThe detailed discussion held in the meeting was put in front of representatives of resident doctors associations RDA of various states in a virtual meeting As per common consensus in the meeting with state RDA representatives it has been decided that the withdrawal from OPD services will be continued the FORDA had said in a statement on November 27A nation-level review meeting will be held on Monday The medical fraternity stands united in this fight for justice it statedIn another statement FORDA had said that it received a communication from the health ministers office stating that the process of examining the pending issue of reservation policy will be completed by coming Wednesday instead of four weeks and the matter will be put up in the Supreme Court next week itselfHowever we are continuing with our protest it addedPTI PLB SRY
