Attack on UCMS GTB Hospital Doctors: Panel to address RDA demands, Doctors call off strike

The first meeting of this committee is scheduled for 11 am on Thursday.

Subsequently, the doctors went on a strike, demanding action against the attackers and robust security management in the hospital.

"After the meeting, we called off the strike at 6:30 pm on Wednesday as our main demand was to boost security and lodge an FIR, which has been approved and filed," RDA President Dr Nitesh Kumar told PTI.

"We will have another meeting tomorrow to discuss other demands such as panic call button installation and metallic gate installation, and to decide on the time frame for fulfilling these demands," he added.

Dr Kumar said the OPD was affected during the strike as the hospital was operating with only 50 per cent doctors but emergency services were not disrupted during this time, adds the news agency PTI.

He also said that they had a word with the police officials and have been assured of timely action as the FIR has been filed into the matter.

An emergency meeting was held at 11.45 am on Wednesday in the chamber of the medical director of GTB Hospital in response to the ongoing agitation and strike by the Residents Doctor Association (RDA) of GTBH and UCMS.

The RDA representatives submitted a letter outlining their concerns and demands. The demands included proper patrolling by the police officials, issuance of an institutional FIR copy (which has been filed), strengthened security with bouncers and addressing security lapses among others. Some of these measures have already been implemented, while others will be discussed on Thursday.

An FIR was registered against a woman's family members for allegedly creating ruckus and attacking the doctors and staff members of a Delhi government hospital following her death during post-delivery surgery, officials said.