New Delhi: Private hospitals here paid no heed to the 12-hour national strike called by the IMA against the introduction of the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill with the Delhi Medical Association also refusing to take part in the protest.
All healthcare services, including OPDs, functioned smoothly at the private hospitals today.
"We did not support the IMA's call for strike as the government, after our last strike, had incorporated several changes in the Bill that we had asked for. Even now the government is open to discussion and interaction with us and we will review the Bill again," Delhi Medical Association (DMA) executive member Dr Harish Gupta said.
He added that an emergency general body meeting was called to decide the future course of action.
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) had called for suspension of all non-emergency services, including OPDs, for 12 hours to observe the "Dhikkar Diwas - no to NMC Bill" today as a protest against the bill, which seeks to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI) with a new body.