Accusing the administration of going back on their promise to provide better facilities, resident doctors of Safdarjung hospital here launched a 'non- cooperation movement' by going on mass leave for an indefinite period from this evening. The second round of agitation comes five days after the Union Health Ministry promised the Resident Doctors Association (RDA) that its grievances would be addressed by Tuesday.
RDA spokesperson Sameer Prabhakar said they were forced to launch the indefinite protest as the administration did not take any action on their demands.
‘There is no forward movement. No action has been taken to meet our demands. We are launching our non-cooperation movement. None of the resident doctors will attend OPD, Emergency and ICU. Only senior doctors will be there,’ he claimed.
However, medical superintendent B D Athani rejected the allegations. ‘The protest is despite the fact that the administration had agreed to most of their demands. The protesting doctors are not attending even Emergency or ICU duties despite repeated appeals to them,’ Athani said.
S N Makwana, Safdarjung spokesperson, said the doctors have given notice to go on mass leave from 6 pm on Tuesday. The RDA had called off its indefinite strike on 9 May after the Health Ministry and hospital administration promised to look into their grievances, including better facilities and security.
RDA spokesperson Sameer Prabhakar said they were forced to launch the indefinite protest as the administration did not take any action on their demands.
‘There is no forward movement. No action has been taken to meet our demands. We are launching our non-cooperation movement. None of the resident doctors will attend OPD, Emergency and ICU. Only senior doctors will be there,’ he claimed.
However, medical superintendent B D Athani rejected the allegations. ‘The protest is despite the fact that the administration had agreed to most of their demands. The protesting doctors are not attending even Emergency or ICU duties despite repeated appeals to them,’ Athani said.
S N Makwana, Safdarjung spokesperson, said the doctors have given notice to go on mass leave from 6 pm on Tuesday. The RDA had called off its indefinite strike on 9 May after the Health Ministry and hospital administration promised to look into their grievances, including better facilities and security.