AIIMS nurses to stage 3-day protest from today
26 March 2014 5:50 AM IST
AIIMS nurses’ union will stage a three-day protest from Wednesday at Jantar Mantar demanding stringent action against the deputy nursing superintendent and chief nursing officer of AIIMS over the recent death of a nurse Molly Siddichan, who allegedly committed suicide at her home.
According to the AIIMS nurses’ union, Molly who worked in the Intensive Care Unit of the Neuro Tower centre for eight years, was transferred to the ward where she was being harassed mentally by the administration. While AIIMS has constituted a committee to probe into the matter, AIIMS nurses union stated that the probe cannot be free and fair as it has the chief nursing officer as one of the members of the four-member committee.
‘How can the probe be free and fair when the four member committee constituted by AIIMS director has the chief nursing officer as one of the members. We demand constitution of a fresh and independent committee in this regard,’ said Anil Kumar, joint secretary of the AIIMS nurses union.
Further, the union demanded immediate suspension of the Deputy Nursing Superintendent of cardio-neuro centre and Chief Nursing Officer of AIIMS.
The union demanded implementation of common transfer and leave policy, redressing the pending complaints by union and nursing staff and also adequate compensation to the family of the deceased.
According to the AIIMS nurses’ union, Molly who worked in the Intensive Care Unit of the Neuro Tower centre for eight years, was transferred to the ward where she was being harassed mentally by the administration. While AIIMS has constituted a committee to probe into the matter, AIIMS nurses union stated that the probe cannot be free and fair as it has the chief nursing officer as one of the members of the four-member committee.
‘How can the probe be free and fair when the four member committee constituted by AIIMS director has the chief nursing officer as one of the members. We demand constitution of a fresh and independent committee in this regard,’ said Anil Kumar, joint secretary of the AIIMS nurses union.
Further, the union demanded immediate suspension of the Deputy Nursing Superintendent of cardio-neuro centre and Chief Nursing Officer of AIIMS.
The union demanded implementation of common transfer and leave policy, redressing the pending complaints by union and nursing staff and also adequate compensation to the family of the deceased.
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