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Bengal Doctors’ strike Today LIVE updates, Meeting with CM Mamata Banerjee

June 17, 2019
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Doctors’ strike Today India LIVE News Updates: Representatives from medical colleges are holding a meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Nabanna. The representatives were formally invited for a meeting to end the ongoing impasse. The government has made arrangements for live transmission of the meeting as no media persons are allowed inside the state secretariat.
The Indian Medical Association (IMA), on the other hand, is observing a nationwide strike, with the withdrawal of non-essential medical services, including OPD services, for 24 hours starting 6 am today. Emergency, casualty and ICU services, will remain unaffected. Doctors at AIIMS in the national capital, who had earlier decided to stay away, joined the protests after a junior doctor was assaulted at its trauma centre earlier today.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court today said it will hear on June 18 a plea seeking safety and security of doctors in government hospitals across the country. The plea was filed on Friday in the wake of protests by doctors in Bengal against the assault on their colleagues by the family of a patient, who died on Monday night. The petition has also sought directions to Union ministries of home affairs and health and West Bengal to depute government-appointed security personnel at all state-run hospitals across the country to ensure safety and security of doctors.

Indian Medical Association has called for a nationwide strike today. Doctors in Bengal have agreed to meet CM Mamata Banerjee to resolve the impasse. Follow LIVE updates in Bangla, Tamil and Malayalam


'Helpline number for assault on doctors': Representative suggests Mamata

The Chief Minister also asked a police officer to take note of a suggestion by a representative that a helpline number and an email to report an assault should be set up across hospitals.

CM continues to listen to grievances of protesting doctors

The Chief Minister continues to listen to the grievances of the representatives at Nabanna.

Mamata meets junior doctors' demands, directs formation of grievance redressal cell

During the meeting, the Chief Minister also directed the formation of grievance redressal units in all West Bengal hospitals as proposed by junior doctors.

Additional 125 police personnel inside NRS hospital: Health secretary Rajiv Sinha

During the meeting, Rajiv Sinha, the health secretary of the state, said the government will deploy additional 125 police personnel inside the NRS hospital to enhance security. The Chief Minister urged the doctors to frame a package to set up reinforced gates at emergency departments.

5 arrested in NRS incident: Mamata Banerjee tells doctors

"We have taken adequate measures, arrested five people involved in NRS hospital incident," Mamata Banerjee said.

Have always condemned attack against doctors, says Mamata Banerjee

After one of the representatives from Cooch Behar said, "We want you to stand beside junior doctors and support them. If you tell them, that it is not right to attack the doctors, it'll be better," Mamata replied, "We have always condemned the attack against the doctors." 

TMC leader Kunal Ghosh threatens to start fasting if doctors do not call of their protest

Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh sits in front of NRS Medical College and Hospital demanding withdrawl of protest by the junior doctors. He threatens to start fasting if the protest is not called of.


Only two tv channels allowed to cover Mamata-doctors meeting

Apart from West Bengal health secretary, MoS Chandrima Bhattacharya and state officials, 31 junior doctors are at the meeting with Banerjee. Only two regional news channels have been allowed to cover the meeting between Banerjee and junior doctors at the state secretariat.

Appoint one nodal officer at each hospital: Mamata tells cops

Among other suggestions, the Chief Minister said one nodal officer must be appointed to supervise the security situation at the hospital.

PR team to ensure communication with patients, says Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee also proposed setting up a Public Relations team for state hospitals to communicate with the patients. This team, she said, will be responsible for updating the patients' family with his/her condition. This will eliminate the risk of doctors being subject to unruly behaviour by the families of the patients, she said.

Two relatives to accompany patient in emergency cases, says Mamata Banerjee

The Chief Minister also asked the doctors to make a plan, incorporating the measures they want to be taken to step up security across all government hospitals. She also suggested a collapsible gate near the emergency section. In case of emergencies, only two relatives can accompany the patient, she said.

'Ensure no communication gap': Mamata asks doctors

Responding to the representatives' concerns, Mamata Banerjee said, "Ensure there is no communication gap between the patients and their relatives and the doctors."

Representatives seek stringent punishment against those attacking doctors

"We have come here with 12 demands. The punishment against the attackers should be such that a message is sent out to all. We understand the situation the public is in. But we have not option but to continue with the protest," the representative said.

Hopeful of appropriate laws against attacks on doctors: Representatives to Mamata

"We are hopeful that you will take appropriate measures to ensure our security," the representative told the Chief Minister.

'Working in the midst of fear': Representative tells Mamata Banerjee

"We are having to work in the midst of all the fear. We want to come to a solution and resume our work," the representative added.

Eager to return to work: Medical representative tells CM Mamata

"We have tried to talk to you previously on several occassions. We want to return to work at the earliest. But we cannot carry on this way (with the attacks)," one of the representatives said.

CM Mamata begins meeting in Nabanna

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee begins addressing the representatives in Bengaluru.

Bengal: Mamata arrives for meeting at Nabanna

West Bengal: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrives for meeting with representatives of doctors at Nabanna.


WATCH: West Bengal Health Department bus carrying representatives of doctors scheduled to meet CM Mamata Banerjee arrives in Nabanna.


Medical services in Karnataka hit as doctors protest, CM Kumaraswamy urges doctors to resume work

Hundreds of private hospitals, nursing homes and clinics in Karnataka suspended outpatient services today to join the nationwide protest. The strike had a telling effect on medical services as people struggled to get treatment in private hospitals. However, government hospitals remained open following a circular by the Commissioner of Health and Family Welfare and there was a huge rush of patients at these facilities since morning. Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy appealed to the doctors to attend to duty immediately. "Attack on Doctors is condemnable; thousands of patients will be affected if Doctors are on strike. Already at several hospitals patients have faced problem. The state government had issued a circular three days ago prohibiting the strike. Doctors should attend duty immediately," he had said in a tweet posted in Kannada. In another tweet earlier in the day, Kumaraswamy said assault on anyone was unacceptable and requested the doctors to ensure that their protest was peaceful and did not cause any problems to patients.

A state health department bus was arranged for the medical college representatives ahead of the meeting at Nabanna.


Telangana doctors boycott work

Doctors across Telangana also boycotted elective medical services in government and private hospitals, staged protests and took out rallies to protest against the attack on two junior doctors in Bengal. They condemned the attack on the junior doctors at the Kolkata hospital, staged sit-ins, took out rallies near hospitals in Hyderabad and other parts of the state, hitting medicare services. Holding placards that read "SAVE DOCTORS" and "Zero Tolerance To Healthcare Violence", they raised slogans for special protection law and sought security to prevent more attacks. They demanded that a commission be set up to probe the attacks on doctors.

Bengal: At least 32 representatives from medical colleges invited for meeting with CM

In Bengal, ahead of the meeting with the Chief Minister, the government has allowed the entry of three or four representatives from medical colleges in addition to the existing 28 members.

Bengal govt sets up live transmission, media persons not allowed

Ahead of the meeting, the state government has made arrangements of live transmission of the meeting. However, media persons will not be allowed to enter the meeting.

28,000 Gujarat doctors join nationwide stir, OPD services hit

Non-essential health services were affected in Gujarat on Monday as nearly 28,000 doctors boycotted work in response to their apex body IMA's strike call following attack on two medical practitioners in West Bengal, an official said. Junior doctors and interns held protests in Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara, Jamnagar and other major towns of the state and did not report to work in the Out-Patient Departments (OPDs) of various government and private hospitals, he said. (PTI)

Doctors' protest: Himachal doctors wear black bands in solidarity

Government doctors in Himachal Pradesh on Monday wore black bands to express solidarity with their protesting colleagues in West Bengal. In a meeting held at Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital here at 9 am, members of the Residents Doctors Association (RDA) decided not to observe a strike to take care of the admitted patients, said IGMC RDA general secretary Dr Bhartendu Negi. But the doctors were seen wearing black bands while discharging their duties. (PTI)

CM Banerjee to meet Bengal doctors today

The West Bengal government has written to the protesting doctors, saying that Banerjee has agreed for a meeting with them. As per the demands of the agitating doctors, the CM will meet with two representatives from each medical college. The meeting to be held at Nabanna at 3 pm will focus on the demands of the medicos and the meeting will be "recorded and duly communicated"

Injured Bengal doctor recovering well

The condition of Dr Paribaha Mukherjee, who was critically injured in an "assault" by a deceased patient's family in West Bengal, is recovering well. the medical bulletin issued by The Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata on Monday said. The reports show no additional problems, it added

Doctors protest: SC to hear on Tuesday plea for safety, security of docs at govt hospitals

The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear a plea seeking safety and security of doctors in government hospitals across the country. A vacation bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and Surya Kant agreed to list the matter for Tuesday after the counsel appearing for the petitioner, advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava, sought urgent hearing. The petition has also sought directions to Union ministries of home affairs and health and West Bengal to depute government-appointed security personnel at all state-run hospitals across the country to ensure safety and security of doctors. (PTI)

Visuals from Varanasi doctor's protest

Varanasi: Doctors on strike at Sir Sunderlal Hospital in Banaras Hindu University in the wake of violence against doctors in West Bengal



OPD services shut in NIMHANS

Though NIMHANS, Bengaluru,  is a government hospital, doctors from here are participating in the strike and have shut outpatient services. NIMHANS officials have asked doctors to report to service and have withheld registration for OPD cases. Patients are asked to register only if it is an emergency.

Private hospitals in Bangalore support doctor's protest

Officials from private hospitals and nursing homes association of Karnataka say that they are supporting the strike, but are not encouraging to doctors to go on a protest mode. They, however, say that OPD will be affected today and in-patient services would not be affected. Emergency services would go on as usual. Meanwhile, faculty of Ramaiah hospital including students are planning a silent protest at BEL road.

Assault on anyone is unacceptable: Karanataka CM H D Kumaraswamy

Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy condemns attacks against doctors

10,000 resident doctors from 22 hospitals on strike: Delhi Medical Association

The Delhi Medical Association (DMA) and the Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA) have extended their support to the strike. The Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association India said in a statement that 10,000 resident doctors from 22 hospitals will remain on strike on Monday. Emergency services, it said, will not be hampered. Private hospital administrations said they support the protest and if doctors want to strike work, they can do it at an individual level.

AIIMS joins protest after one of its doctor's assaulted

AIIMS decided to join the protest after a junior doctor at its trauma centre was assaulted in the early hours of Monday. The medico at the Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre was allegedly assaulted for "giving preferential care to a critical patient", the Resident Doctors' Association of AIIMS said in a statement. Doctors of the AIIMS also held a protest march in the campus between 8 am and 9 am. "We once again urge the West Bengal administration to fulfil the demands of the striking doctors and resolve the matter amicably at the earliest in the best interest of the general public," a statement issued by the RDA said, adding a meeting of its general body will be held at 6 pm to decide the further course of action.

Dilip Ghosh slams Mamata Banerjee for not visiting protesting doctors at NRS

State BJP president Dilip Ghosh criticised Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for not paying a visit to the protesting doctors at NRS Medical College and Hospital. “She does not have time to visit NRS, but has time to sit on a dharna for IPS officer Rajeev Kumar. She must resolve the present crisis. Patients are suffering because of her ego. They have done no wrong. The doctors, too, need to resume work. They can hold talks with the state government but simultaneously they must provide treatment to the patients,” Ghosh said. “On moral grounds, we are supporting their protest. But that does not mean we can provoke them. But we want normalcy to return as soon as possible. We don’t want the situation to go on forever,” he added

Healthcare services in Delhi likely to be hit as hospitals joins IMA's all-India protest

Doctors at the Centre-run Safdarjung Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospital, RML Hospital, as well as Delhi government facilities such as GTB Hospital, Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital, Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital and Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital are joining the IMA strike.

Doctors protest: AIIMS protest march against violence

AIIMS takes outa protest march against the violence in Bengal. "We once again urge the West Bengal administration to fulfil the demands of the striking doctors and resolve the matter amicably at the earliest in the best interest of the general public," a statement issued by the AIIMS RDA said, adding a meeting of its general body will be held at 6 pm again to decide the further course of action.


Bengal doctors strike: Patients bear brunt as docs protest

Although not too many OPD patients have approached hospitals in Bengal in wake of the strike,, relatives of some in-house patients claim that they are suffering because of the deadlock. “My 89-year-old father was having some breathing problem. So, I admitted him to NRS on June 8, three days before the strike began,” said Shyamal Nashkar, who has come from Chakdah. “The hospital has not been able to provide him with proper oxygen facilities and he has stopped responding since Saturday morning. I think I will have to shift him to a private hospital,” he said.
However, there are many such families who support the doctors’ demand. “I support the movement. My mother is in the ICU and she is being taken care of. The demands of the doctors are justified. How can anyone be allowed to beat those who save our lives?” said Moinuddin Sheikh, a Tamluk resident.

Visuals from protests in Rajasthan

Doctors on strike in Jaipur

 

Keep protest symbolic: Karnataka govt to doctors

Karnataka Health Minister Shivanand S Patil appealed to the doctors in the state to keep "symbolic" their protest to express solidarity with their West Bengal counterparts. In a letter to Karnataka chapter of IMA, which was released to the media, Patil condemned the attack on doctors in West Bengal recently and made a fervent appeal to those in the private and government hospitals in the state not to put ordinary citizens in trouble. "I fervently appeal to the government and private doctors to keep their agitation symbolic without putting patients in trouble. The people of the state will also support you if you keep your agitation symbolic and I believe that you will not put the poor patients of the state in trouble," he said.

Doctors strike: What are IMA's demands?

* The Indian Medical Association which has called for a nationwide strike has demanded a comprehensive central law in dealing with violence on doctors and healthcare staff, and in hospitals.
* Hospitals should be declared as "safe zones". Structured safety measures, including three-layer security, CCTV cameras and restriction of entry of visitors should be well defined and enforced uniformly across the country in all sectors, it said.
* It said to ensure that cases are registered, culprits arrested and conviction assured, mandatory provisions as provided in the POCSO Act should be instituted.

AIIMS to join doctors protest, to go on strike from 12 pm today

In a turn of events, AIIMS which had decided to stay away from the protests will now join the strike. The doctors will go on strike from 12 pm today to 6 am tomorrow. Earlier, the AIIMS Resident Doctors’ Association (RDA) said it would take out a protest march from 8 am to 9 am on Monday, but will refrain from the IMA strike.

Gujarat: Doctors at Vadodara hospital hold protests outside OPD

Doctors at Sir Sayajirao General Hospital hold protests outside the OPD in Gujarat's Vadodara
 

Why the health care logjam in Bengal was waiting to happen

Bengal has seen over 100 cases of attacks on doctors and medical staff in this year alone. The phenomenon is not new, spilling over from Left front regime to that of the rule of Trinamool Congress.  While doctors and medical staff in West Bengal highlight a lack of security in state hospitals and medical colleges, relatives of patients complain of bad behaviour and lack of proper service

Doctors' strike: AIIMS won’t join protest

While doctors at Safdarjung Hospital and Delhi Medical Association have extended their support to the nationwide stir by IMA in Delhi, the AIIMS Resident Doctors’ Association (RDA) is not participating in the strike. In a statement, the AIIMS RDA said: “It has been decided to resort to a protest wherein patient-care services will not be hampered to ensure that the backlog of patients, including patients affected by the strike, is addressed appropriately.”

All Tripura Government Doctors’ Association, IMA Tripura join protest

Joining the protest in the All Tripura Government Doctors’ Association and IMA Tripura. Except for OPD, all other services will be rendered, Dr S Debbarma, General Secretary, IMA Tripura Unit told news agency ANI
Dr. S Debbarma,General Secy,IMA Tripura Unit:All Tripura Government Doctors’ Association & IMA Tripura to stop providing all OPD services for 24-hrs,today,as mark of protest against recent violence against doctors in West Bengal; except OPD services all services will be rendered 
The agitation was triggered by an attack on June 10 on two doctors at the NRS hospital allegedly by neighbours and relatives of a patient who died. Since then, the strike called by doctors has affected most health services, including at OPDs, in state-run hospitals — a number of doctors have also resigned from service.
Joining the protest in Bengal, the IMA had launched a four-day nationwide protest from Friday and wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanding enactment of a central law to check violence against healthcare workers. In its statement, the IMA said effective implementation of the central law has to be ensured by incorporating suitable clauses.
Hospitals should be declared as "safe zones". Structured safety measures, including three-layer security, CCTV cameras and restriction of entry of visitors should be well defined and enforced uniformly across the country in all sectors, it said. Nineteen states have already passed legislation in this regard and in 2016, an inter-ministerial committee's recommendations document was signed by the IMA with the central government, the medical body said.


Bengal doctors latest offer to meet Banerjee


The latest decision by the agitating doctors comes a day after they refused to meet the Chief Minister at the state secretariat. The doctors had earlier refused to attend meetings called by Banerjee on Friday and Saturday. Sources in the government said that the latest offer by the doctors still leaves two major points of contention: the presence of media at the talks and the number of representatives that can be allowed on behalf of the doctors.
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