New Delhi Dec 28 PTI Patient care remained affected at several major hospitals in Delhi on Thursday as resident doctors protesting over the delay in NEET PG counselling for nearly two weeks intensified their agitation and also sought the withdrawal of police cases lodged against some of their colleaguesSeveral resident doctors gathered on the premises of Lady Hardinge Medical College LHMC and chanted slogans as their stir led by Federation of Resident Doctors Association FORDA entered into 14th dayMeanwhile a new set of office-bearers took charge of the resident doctors association of Maulana Azad Medical College MAMC which comes under the Delhi government and three facilities including LNJP Hospital attached to itThe MAMC RDA and FORDA both have demanded the withdrawal of police cases lodged against some of the protesting doctors after a face-off between the protesters and police personnel in the streets on MondayAfter much deliberations and in light of events that have surfaced since last evening the resident doctors of MAMC and the three attached hospitals have unanimously decided to elect new representatives to the RDA MAMC RDA said in a statement on ThursdayWe along with nationalstate representatives from other RDAs have been protesting against the delay in NEET-PG counselling since one month After the police brutality against doctors peaceful protest on 271221 individual FIRs were filed against resident doctors along with COVID-19 challans for breach of COVID-19 protocols it saidThe Delhi Police has rejected these charges from resident doctorsMAMC RDA said it stood united with the decision to continue the protest by complete withdrawal of all essential and non-essential services wef 9 am from December 31 202 until our demands are met and Delhi Police issues an apology to doctors and all the FIRs and cases lodged against them are taken back unconditionallyIf any of the participants are forcibly asked to do duties and disciplinary action is taken against them in due course we will be forced to continue the protest in support of our colleagues along with the ongoing strike it addedSir Ganga Ram Hospitals consultant doctors residents doctors and DNB students on Thursday took out a protest march in the campus against the delay in NEET-PG counselling This was also to show solidarity with other doctors protesting all over India according to an official statementWithout making the patients services suffer about 200 students took out symbolic protest march with placards and many also wore black bandsResident doctors association of Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital RGSSH on Wednesday morning had issued a statement that its members were withdrawing services to protest the alleged police action during a face-off between them and medics on Monday and demanded expediting of the NEET PG counselling process Members of the RDAs at Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya and Northern Railway Central Hospital one of the busiest facilities in Delhi also protested and boycotted servicesFORDApresident Dr Manish on Thursday said The strike was still on As the stir led byFORDA stretched to nearly two weeks patient care remained affected at three Centre-run facilities -- Safdarjung RML and Lady Hardinge hospitals -- and some of the Delhi government-run facilities as wellOn TuesdayFORDAhad decided to continue the stir as a meeting between their federations delegation and the Union health minister failed to make any headway PTI KND TIR TIR
New Delhi Dec 28 PTI Intensifying their stir over the delay in NEET-PG 2021 counselling a large number of resident doctors on Tuesday protested on the premises of Centre-run Safdarjung Hospital even as police personnel were deployed to ensure maintenance of law and orderThe protest a day earlier had taken a dramatic turn as medics and police personnel had faced off in streets with both sides claiming several persons suffered injury in the ensuing meleeA senior police officer said security personnel have been deployed on the premises of Safdarjung Hospital to maintain law and order amid the ongoing strike by the doctorsOver 100 police personnel have been deployed This is also to ensure the law and order situation at the hospital The situation is normal and under control as of now The resident doctors are peacefully protesting here a senior police official saidDoctors chanted slogans like We want justice and sought to bolster the morale of each other after the face-off with the police on Monday went all the way to midnight as dramatic scenes were witnessed at the Sarojini Nagar Police StationThe Faculty Association of Safdarjung Hospital condemned the face-off while the resident doctors association of AIIMS urged the government to reveal its plans for expediting NEET PG counselling failing which it threatened to proceed with a token strike on December 29 including shutdown of all non-emergency servicesThe stir led by the Federation of Resident Doctors Association entered its 12th day on Tuesday even as patient care remained affected at three Centre-run facilities -- Safdarjung RML and Lady Hardinge hospitals and some of the Delhi government-run hospitalsFORDA on Monday had also said that several of its members were detained when they tried to hold a protest march from Maulana Azad Medical College MAMC to Supreme CourtFORDA president Manish had claimed that resident doctors of a large number of major hospitals on Monday returned their apron lab coat in a symbolic gesture of rejection of servicesThe Faculty Association of Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College VMMC and SJH on Monday had written to the Delhi police commissioner stating it strongly condemns and finds unacceptable the cruel and inhuman manner in which the protest of the resident doctors was mishandled by the Delhi police The resident doctors were brutally assaulted by the Delhi Police In todays civilised world it is a matter of shame that junior doctors who have been tirelessly working as the frontline Covid warriors for the last two years have been treated so harshly it allegedWith the third wave of Covid almost knocking at our doors everybody will again be begging the doctors to go beyond their call of duty so that lives can be saved It is the duty of the administration which includes the police to look after the physical well-being of doctorsResident doctors are protesting for the last two weeks for a cause and there can be no earthly reason why they should be beaten upViolence in any form on either side should be and is being condemned by our association the association wroteHowever police on Monday had denied any allegations of lathicharge or use of abusive language from their end and said 12 protestors were detained and released laterThe AIIMS RDA wrote to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday condemning the alleged atrocities of police against the doctors who it said were protesting peacefully for expediting NEET PG counseling for admission of more than 42000 doctorsBy brutally thrashing and detaining the doctors the police and government have hit a new low it allegedThe medical fraternity has shown exemplary sacrifice for the sake of the nation at a time when Covid-19 pandemic was running carnage through the country The same workforce the AIIMS RDA said now feels backstabbed and betrayed by the duplicity of the lawmakers and the police on the issue of NEET PG counselling it alleged in the statementThis day shall be remembered as a black day for the medical fraternity the AIIMS RDA saidThis incident is sensitive enough to spark shutdown of all routine medical care activities by the resident doctors and in the absence of the governments immediate response the RDA will not fail to do so Its high time for the government to release a report of what has been done till date and what are the governments plans moving forward for expediting NEET PG counselling it saidRDA of AIIMS does not believe in hampering of patient care services and hopes that the government will address the grievances in an appropriate and timely manner and shall not force us to escalate the protest further the RDA said in its letterAn FIR has been registered under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code for Covid violations rioting and damage to public property among others police had said on late Monday night PTI KNDPLB SRY
New Delhi Dec 27 PTI Intensifying their stir over the delay in NEET-PG 2021 counselling scores of resident doctors in Delhi on Monday symbolically returned their lab coats and took out a march in the streetsAs the protest continued patient care remained affected at three Centre-run facilities -- Safdarjung RML and Lady Hardinge hospitals -- and some of the Delhi government-run hospitalsThe Federation of Resident Doctors Association FORDA has been spearheading the protest for the last several daysFORDA president Manish claimed that resident doctors of a large number of major hospitals on Monday returned their apron lab coat in a symbolic gesture of rejection of servicesWe also tried to march from the campus of the Maulana Azad Medical College MAMC to Supreme Court but soon after we had started it security personnel did not allow us to proceed he saidManish also alleged that several doctors were detained by police force and taken to police station premises before being released after some time He also alleged that police force was used and some of the doctors were injuredFORDA in its Twitter handle also showed police personnel and protesters grappling with each other with a police bus seen in the backgroundHowever police denied any allegations of lathicharge or use of abusive language from their end and said 12 protestors were detained and released laterThey said for over six to eight hours the protestors blocked the ITO road Repeated requests were made to them to move away from the spot but they continued to jam the road Later both the carriageways of the ITO Marg were also blocked by the protestors according to the policeWe spoke to the association members and tried to sort out the issue but they continued to block the roads a police official saidAccording to police while the protestors were being removed from the roads they tried to tear the uniform of the police personnel They even broke the glasses of police vehicle and misbehaved with the forcesWe returned taali thali and flowers symbolically and burnt diyas and today we also returned our apron which is the symbol of our medical service But we have not heard anything from the government authorities so our protest will continue Manish saidThe association on Saturday had said its members will be forced to go for mass resignation from services if their demands bare not met at the earliestScores of resident doctors had on Saturday also lit up diyas to register their protest here even as patient care remained affected at various facilities in the cityOn Wednesday a large number of doctors had protested outside the Nirman Bhawan which houses the office of the Union health ministry and then late evening that day they had assembled on the premises of MAMC and lit up diyas and marched aroundMAMC comes under the Delhi government and three facilities including the LNJP Hospital are attached to itLast Tuesday a group of doctors had thrown flowers on security barricades and clanged utensils and clapped in front of the Nirman Bhawan here saying they were symbolically returning the adulation showered on them for being Covid warriorsPTI KND AMP SRY
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Federation of Resident Doctors' Association (FORDA) on Thursday held a candlelight march over the repeated delay in conducting NEET-PG 2021 counselling as part of their nationwide agitation.
New Delhi Dec 22 PTI Scores of resident doctors in Delhi on Wednesday evening lit up diyas in the campus of a medical college here to register their protest over the delay in NEET-PG 2021 counselling even as patient care remained affected at various facilities in the cityOn Tuesday a group of doctors had thrown flowers on security barricades and clanged utensils and clapped in front of the Nirman Bhawan here saying they were symbolically returning the adulation showered on them for being Covid warriorsOn Wednesday a large number of doctors protested outside the Nirman Bhawan which houses the office of the Union health ministry for the third consecutive day and then late evening they assembled on the premises of the Maulana Azad Medical College MAMC and lit up diyas and marched aroundNAMC comes under the Delhi government and three facilities including the LNJP Hospital are attached to itAs their stir led by the Federation of Resident Doctors Association FORDA resumed after a week-long hiatus entered into its sixth day on Wednesday patient care remained affected at three Centre-run facilities -- Safdarjung RML and Lady Hardinge hospitals -- and some of the Delhi government-run hospitalsThe IMAs Junior Doctors Network on Monday had written to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya demanding fast-tracking of the court hearing to expedite NEET-PG 2021 counselling while extending solidarity with resident doctorsMany wore white lab coats and stethoscopes thrown around the neck chucked floral petals on security barricades and on a lab coat hung on a barricade with Dear Union Health Ministry scrawled on its back as scores of other medics clanged utensils clapped and chanted We want justice on TuesdayDuring the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic the government authorities had showered floral petals from mid-air and asked people to clang utensils and clap for a few minutes by coming out in the open in balconies of their homes in acknowledgement of the yeoman services rendered by doctors to fight the pandemicIn a statement issued Wednesday night FORDA appealed to all NEET-PG aspirants and MBBS students of the country to come forward extend support to the protesting medics and join their agitationIt earlier said Today we are doing diya jalao campaign to make their voices heardWe have also requested the honourable presidents of all political parties of the nation to take note of our grievance and to highlight the issue in the Parliament of India during the ongoing Winter Session the FORDA had said on Tuesday PTI KND SRY
New Delhi Dec 20 PTI Resident doctors of various hospitals in Delhi on Monday protested in front of the Nirman Bhawan here over the delay in NEET-PG 2021 counselling as they intensified their stir to push forth their demandsPatient care was affected for the fourth consecutive day on Monday as resident doctors of the three Centre-run and some of the Delhi government-run hospitals here boycotted all services including emergency as part of the nationwide agitation called by the Federation of Resident Doctors Association FORDAEarlier in the day FORDA president Dr Manish said We are going to intensify and escalate our protest todayThe Twitter handle of FORDA shared a video clip in which a large number of doctors are seen protesting outside the premises of Nirman Bhawan which houses the office of Union Health Minister Mansukh MandaviyaThe protesting doctors carrying banners and posters held a demonstration and raised slogans seeking redressal of the issuePolice security was stepped in the street opposite Nirman BhawanMembers of RDAs of all major hospitals of Delhi under the banner of FORDA marched and demonstrated in front of Nirman Bhawan as part of the ongoing agitation to expedite NEET-PG counselling 2021 Dr Manish saidSubsequently there was a meeting of FORDA and RDA representatives with the Union health minister at Nirman Bhawan he saidHowever as earlier the minister gave only verbal assurance Since no concrete measure has been taken by the authorities concerned we will continue with the agitation and hold protest in front of Nirman Bhawan tomorrow the FORDA president saidHe said that it was very cold in Delhi and we were not prepared to camp in streets as we didnt have blankets and other stuffThats why we decided to return tomorrow morning with fully prepared to stay put at the place if neededDr Anuj Aggarwal General Secretary of Safdarjung hospital RDA said The minister along with some officials verbally assured us that within one week the EWS report will be submitted in court and the matter will be taken up on an urgent basis However they have not yet got the case mentioned In the evening we were told by the police to vacate the area contending that after 6 pm they have to do security checks as there is a VIP movement on that stretch We will continue our agitation tomorrow again at the same place he saidOn December 9 the resident doctors had said they were suspending the agitation called by the FORDA for a week following the Health Ministrys assurance to expedite court hearing and subsequently fast-tracking of the counselling processHowever on Wednesday FORDA wrote to the Union health minister informing him that it was resuming the stir from December 17 Dr Sunil Duchania the president of RDA at Lady Hardinge Medical College said A group of four doctors met the health minister and through them we were asked to withdraw the strike saying all efforts are being made to expedite the matterHowever such verbal assurances have been made in the past as well and no action was taken We will continue with our protest AIIMS RDA which has been protesting the delay in NEET-PG counselling by working with black ribbons on their arms held a candlelight march in the evening from JLN Auditorium in the campus to gate number oneIndia has started witnessing a rapid rise in cases of the new variant of COVID-19 and it is highly likely to have an exponential increase in coming weeks similar to the UKIt is prudent that our nation remains prepared for another wave of the pandemic which has already started globally It is a huge injustice to leave Indian citizens facing the third wave while 42000 positions of resident doctors remain vacant due to delay in NEET PG 2021 counselling the AIIMS RDA said in a statementUnfortunately no solid step has been taken by the government till date and the protest has got escalated across the nation to the extent of resident doctors being forced to boycott routine and emergency services it saidKeeping the plight of patients in mind and the recent surge in covid-19 cases RDA AIIMS requests the Health Ministry to hasten the process of NEET-PG 2021 counselling in the nations interest the RDS saidResident doctors at Ram Manohar Lohia Safdarjung and Lady Hardinge Hospitals and of three hospitals under the Maulana Azad Medical College MAMC including LNJP Hospital had resumed the stir on Friday accusing the government of making a false promiseThey also pointed out the acute shortage of resident doctors across the country as the counselling of the NEET-PG 2021 batch has already been delayed by eight months PTI KND PLB NSD NSD
New Delhi Dec 18 PTI Patient care services were affected for the second consecutive day on Saturday as resident doctors of three Centre-run hospitals boycotted all services including emergency as part of a nationwide protest called by FORDA over NEET-PG 2021 counselling delay Resident doctors at Ram Manohar Lohia Safdarjung and Lady Hardinge hospitals had resumed the strike on Friday saying the government allegedly made a fake promise They pointed out the acute shortage of resident doctors across the country as the counselling of NEET-PG 2021 batch has already been delayed by eight months On December 9 the resident doctors had said they were suspending the agitation called by the Federation of Resident Doctors Association FORDA for a week following the health ministrys assurance to expedite court hearing and subsequently fast-track the counselling process However on Wednesday FORDA wrote to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya informing him that it was resuming the strike from December 17 The plight of overburdened and exhausted resident doctors seems to have fallen on deaf ears of the authorities who do not seem to be concerned about the shortage of healthcare workforce due to non-admission of fresh batch of resident doctors With the threat of third wave of COVID-19 looming large the best the authorities could have done was to expedite the counselling and subsequent admission process - instead there is inaction and lack of urgency in the matter it said Hence as informed earlier resident doctors are left with no choice but to go for withdrawal from all services routine as well as emergency in healthcare institutions 17th December 2021 onwards The onus of this unfortunate situation affecting healthcare services is on the authorities FORDAs letter read FORDA president Dr Manish said the three Centre-run facilities and resident doctors of Maulana Azad Medical College MAMC have resumed the protest and an appeal has been issued to other RDAs across the country to again join the stir Meanwhile in a statement FORDA alleged that doctors in multiple healthcare institutions are being threatened in various ways to abstain from the agitation Akash Yadav vice-president Resident Doctors Association of Delhi government-run MAMC on Saturday said resident doctors of the hospital too had resumed their stir from Friday morning and boycotted all routine and emergency services affecting patient care services Loknayak Jaiprakash Hospital GB Pant Hospital and Guru Nanak Eye Centre are attached with MAMC LNJP is the biggest facility in the city run by the Delhi government and the nerve centre of its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic PTI PLB KND SRY
New Delhi Dec 17 PTI Patient care was affected at multiple facilities in Delhi on Friday as resident doctors of three Centre-run and some of the city government-run hospitals resumed their agitation and boycotted all services including emergency over NEET-PG 2021 counselling delaysResident doctors at Ram Manohar Lohia Safdarjung and Lady Hardinge hospitals said they resumed the strike as the government had allegedly made a fake promiseThey pointed out the acute shortage of resident doctors across the country as the counselling of the NEET-PG 2021 batch has already been delayed by eight monthsDr Akash Yadav vice-president of the resident doctors association at the Delhi government-run Maulana Azad Medical College said the stir was resumed in the morning and all routine and emergency services have been boycottedLok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital GB Pant Hospital and the Guru Nanak Eye Centre are all attached with the Maulana Azad Medical CollegeLNJP is the biggest Delhi government-run medical facility in the city and the nerve centre of its fight against the COVID-19 pandemicOn December 9 the resident doctors had said they were suspending the agitation called by the Federation of Resident Doctors Association FORDA for a week following the health ministrys assurance to expedite court hearing and subsequently fast-track the counselling processHowever on Wednesday FORDA wrote to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya informing him that it was resuming the strike from December 17The plight of overburdened and exhausted resident doctors seems to have fallen on deaf ears of the authorities who do not seem to be concerned about the shortage of healthcare workforce due to non-admission of fresh batch of resident doctorsWith the threat of third wave of COVID-19 looming large the best the authorities could have done was to expedite the counselling and subsequent admission process instead there is inaction and lack of urgency in the matter it saidHence as informed earlier resident doctors are left with no choice but to go for withdrawal from all services routine as well as emergency in healthcare institutions 17th December 2021 onwards The onus of this unfortunate situation affecting healthcare services is on the authorities FORDAs letter readFORDA president Dr Manish said the three Centre-run facilities and resident doctors of the MAMC have resumed the protest and appeal has been issued to other RDAs across the country to again join the stirMeanwhile in a statement FORDA alleged that doctors in multiple healthcare institutions are being threatened in various ways to abstain from agitationFunctionaries of Safdarjung Hospitals Resident Doctors Association in a letter on Wednesday said they had been waiting patiently since the agitation was put on holdHowever once again no action was taken by the ministry since one week which is in stark contrast to its fake promises and false assurances the letter readWith the imminent threat of third wave of COVID 19 it is evident from the lackadaisical and ignorant attitude of the authorities that the healthcare plight of overburdened doctors and suffering of poor patients is not of any importance to them at all the letter statedDr Sunil Duchania RDA president at Lady Hardinge Medical College said the authorities concerned do not seem to be concerned about the shortage of force in heathcareDue to the irresponsible behaviour the academic year of 45000 NEET PG aspirants is almost wasted with the super-added ripple effect of shortage of resident doctors to combat the impending third wave of COVID-19 in all hospitals across the nation Dr Anuj Aggarwal general secretary of Safdarjung RDA said PTI PLBKND IJT
New Delhi Dec 17 PTI After a brief lull resident doctors of the three Centre-run hospitals in Delhi resumed their strike on Friday and boycotted all services including emergency over the delay in NEET-PG 2021 counselling The resident doctors at Ram Manohar Lohia Safdarjung and Lady Hardinge hospitals said they resumed the strike as the government had made a fake promise They pointed out the acute shortage of resident doctors across the country as the counselling of NEET PG 2021 batch has already been delayed by eight monthsOn December 9 the resident doctors had said they were suspending the agitation called by the Federation of Resident Doctors Association FORDA for a week following the health ministrys assurance to expedite court hearing and subsequently fast-track the counselling process However onWednesday FORDA wrote to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya informing him that it was resuming the strike The plight of overburdened and exhausted resident doctors seems to have fallenon deaf ears of the authorities who do not seem to be concerned about the shortage of healthcare workforce due to non-admission of fresh batch of resident doctors With thethreat of thirdwave of COVID-19 looming large the best the authorities couldhave done was to expedite the counselling and subsequent admission process - instead there is inaction andlack of urgency in the matter Hence as informed earlier residentdoctors are left with no choice but to go for withdrawal from all services routineas well as emergency in healthcare institutions 17th December 2021 onwards The onus of this unfortunate situation affecting healthcare services is on the authorities FORDAs letter read Functionaries of Safdarjung Hospitals Resident Doctors Association had in a letter on Wednesday said they had been waiting patiently since the agitation was put on hold However once again no action was taken by the ministry since one week which is in stark contrast to its fake promises and false assurances the letter read With the imminent threat of third wave of COVID 19 it is evident from the lackadaisical and ignorant attitude of the authorities that the healthcare plight of overburdened doctors and suffering of poor patients is not of any importance to them at all the letter stated Dr Sunil Duchania RDA president at Lady Hardinge Medical College said the authorities concerned do not seem to be concerned about the shortage of force in heathcare Due to the irresponsiblebehaviour the academic year of 45000 NEET PG aspirants is almost wasted with the super-added ripple effect of shortage of resident doctors to combat the impending third wave of COVID-19 in all hospitals across the nation Dr Anuj Aggarwal general secretary of Safdarjung RDA said PTI PLB CJ CJ
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