Kerela: Govt Doctors on Indefinite Strike against Colleague Suspension, OP Time Extension
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Kerela: Government doctors in Kerala have launched an indefinite strike, protesting against the suspension of a colleague and the extension out-patient (OP) time, putting patients to hardship.
The association called for the agitation to protest against the government decision to extend the OP time in hospitals from 9 AM to 6 PM and the suspension of a doctor, who refused to attend to work following the increase in OP timings.
A statement from Kerala Government Medical Officers Association (KGMOA) said only the casualty wing would function during the strike and in-patient treatment would be provided only till April 18. There would not be any new admission, it said, adding only emergency operations would be performed.
The KGMOA further stated that at least 4,300 doctors participated in the strike. The government, however, maintained that only a section of the doctors was participating in the agitation.
The association called for the agitation to protest against the government decision to extend the OP time in hospitals from 9 AM to 6 PM and the suspension of a doctor, who refused to attend to work following the increase in OP timings.
A statement from Kerala Government Medical Officers Association (KGMOA) said only the casualty wing would function during the strike and in-patient treatment would be provided only till April 18. There would not be any new admission, it said, adding only emergency operations would be performed.
The KGMOA further stated that at least 4,300 doctors participated in the strike. The government, however, maintained that only a section of the doctors was participating in the agitation.
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