Fact Check: Beware of fake notice asking to consider BSc Nursing candidates as junior doctors
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New Delhi: Issuing clarification regarding an alleged notice issued by Indian Nursing Council, which announced that BSc nursing candidates will be considered as junior doctors, the Union Health Ministry has announced it to be a fake.
Sharing a copy of the fake notice on the Twitter handle, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare mentioned, "This document is seen to be circulating on some social media platforms. This is a FAKE document. Please do not share it further."
The concerned document, which claims to be issued by Indian Nursing Council Secretary Lt Col (Dr.) Sarvjeet Kaur, is an alleged notification "To consider B.sc nursing candidates as nursing officers and to consider them as equal to mbbs and to consider them as junior doctors."
In the alleged INC notice dated June 5, 2023, announcements were made regarding the decisions taken after various meetings. Referring to this, the notice mentioned, "To secure the long pending demands of nursing candidates and to secure their future, some important decisions were taken today after various important meetings which are as follows."
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