Doctors' Association Raises Alarm Over Long Duty Hours for PG Medicos in Kerala, Seeks Govt Intervention
Written By : Anshika Mishra
Published On 2026-04-23 12:45 GMT | Update On 2026-04-23 12:46 GMT
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Expressing concern over excessive duty hours of PG medical students, which could pose risks to patient safety, a doctors' body has written to the Kerala Health Department, seeking urgent intervention.
The United Doctors Front (UDF), led by its Chairperson Dr Lakshya Mittal, has requested the government to constitute an independent enquiry team on duty hours of PG students to verify whether statutory regulations regarding duty hours are being properly implemented in medical colleges across the state.
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Doctors' body flags excessive duty hours of PG medicos in Kerala, seek govt intervention
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