Doctors demand fixed duty hours, urge PM Modi to end 36-hour shifts
Citing 'inhuman shifts' which are gravely affecting the mental health and physical well-being of resident doctors across the country, the doctors are demanding strict enforcement of fixed duty hours for resident doctors by introducing a ‘Uniform Residency Scheme.'
The doctors under the umbrella of United Doctors Front (UDF) have also submitted a letter to the Prime Minister of India requesting for proper implementation of the Directives of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) Dated 05 June 1992 for fixed duty hours of resident doctors in medical colleges/Institutions under National Medical Commission (NMC).
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