Safdarjung resident docs call off strike after meeting with DG health services
10 May 2013 5:19 PM IST
A day-long strike on Thursday by 1,000 resident doctors at the city's largest medical facility, Safdarjung Hospital, ended after the concerned authorities agreed to consider their demands. The strike call was given by the resident doctors association to demand regular salary payment, better hostel facilities and security on the campus.
Sameer Prabhakar, president of the Resident Doctors Asscosiation of Safdarjang Hospital said, 'At approximately 6 pm on Thursday, we met Jagdish Prassad, director general of health services and other government officials from the health ministry and tabled our demands. The officials have agreed to consider all our demands, including release of four months salary of interns, availability of potable water in all wards, upgradation of canteen and security on the premises.
As far as the demand for hostel is concerned, they have assured us to come up with a concrete plan by Tuesday. Hence, we are discontinuing our strike,’ Prabhakar. The association represents around 900 resident doctors in the hospital.
Doctors resumed work immediately after the meeting, he said. B D Athani, medical superintendent of the hospital said, 'We at Safdarjung Hospital are not paid regular salary and salary is not quite sufficient. Also, the accommodation for resident doctors is not up to the mark. Our demands have not been met by the administration despite several assurances in the past. Hence, we had resorted to the strike.’
The strike had hit the outdoor patients department (OPD) services but there were no disruption in emergency and intensive care unit (ICU) services, hospital officials said.
Sameer Prabhakar, president of the Resident Doctors Asscosiation of Safdarjang Hospital said, 'At approximately 6 pm on Thursday, we met Jagdish Prassad, director general of health services and other government officials from the health ministry and tabled our demands. The officials have agreed to consider all our demands, including release of four months salary of interns, availability of potable water in all wards, upgradation of canteen and security on the premises.
As far as the demand for hostel is concerned, they have assured us to come up with a concrete plan by Tuesday. Hence, we are discontinuing our strike,’ Prabhakar. The association represents around 900 resident doctors in the hospital.
Doctors resumed work immediately after the meeting, he said. B D Athani, medical superintendent of the hospital said, 'We at Safdarjung Hospital are not paid regular salary and salary is not quite sufficient. Also, the accommodation for resident doctors is not up to the mark. Our demands have not been met by the administration despite several assurances in the past. Hence, we had resorted to the strike.’
The strike had hit the outdoor patients department (OPD) services but there were no disruption in emergency and intensive care unit (ICU) services, hospital officials said.
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