Violence against Doctors: Punjab Govt doctors prepare for agitation over lack of security measures
Chandigarh: Witnessing a series of attacks and violence against doctors at government medical colleges and hospitals which has increased after the RG Kar incident, the the Punjab Civil Medical Services (PCMS) is on the verge of agitation.
Despite receiving assurances from the AAP-led Punjab Government for enhanced security and implementation of the Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP) scheme, the doctors received no tangible action from the government. Therefore, the doctors are now planning to follow the path of agitation.
In the last two months, more than a dozen assaults have been reported at government health facilities across Punjab, most recently at the Civil Hospital in Jalandhar and the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Dhakoli while others are at Dera Baba Nanak, Patiala, Jagron, Sunam, Rajpura, Ferozepur and Naushera Majha Singh.
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On October 20, an intoxicated man assaulted a doctor on night duty and harassed a female colleague at Jalandhar’s civil hospital. That same night, two groups clashed at the community health centre (CHC) in Dhakoli, forcing a woman doctor and staff to lock themselves in a room for safety until police arrived.
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