These posts, including those of Surgeons, Sr. Resident Doctors, Specialists, Staff Nurse, Nursing Attendants, Technicians, Para-medical Staff, Administrative Officers, clerical and security staff, were necessitated following an increase of 1515 beds in these hospitals.
The Federation of Resident Doctors' Associations (FORDA) on Wednesday urged the Union Health Minister JP Nadda to withdraw the National Board of Examinations' (NBE) decision to "drastically slash" the cut-off scores for NEET PG 2025.
"FAIMA strongly condemns this decision taken by MCC/NBE and urges the Government of India to immediately withdraw this notification and restore a reasonable, merit-based cut-off in the larger interest of patients, medical education, and public trust. Failing timely corrective action, FAIM
The Resident Doctors Association (RDA) of Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC), Shimla, on Friday welcomed the revocation of the termination of Dr Raghav Nirula, saying the decision came after a fair and in-depth inquiry, as assured earlier by the State government.
In a press note issued on December 28, the RDA said the decision was taken in the larger public interest after the Chief Minister assured the association of initiating a comprehensive enquiry into the matter and revoking the termination order against the concerned doctor.
Although most patients were discharged on Friday after resident doctors went on mass leave, OPD services were badly affected on Saturday. Indoor patients who continued to require treatment also faced difficulties, as a majority of doctors remained on strike.
Resident doctors and various doctors' organisations across almost all hospitals in Himachal Pradesh have supported the strike. As a result, OPD services remained shut at most places, while at locations where OPDs functioned, the number of doctors was very limited.
The decision was taken after a joint delegation of the Resident Doctors' Association (RDA) IGMC Shimla, Himachal Pradesh Medical Officers Association (HMOA), and SAMDCOT Shimla met Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu at Oak Over earlier on Thursday.
Doctors resumed work following CM's assurances, including an enquiry into Dr Raghav Narula's case and action against the mob that threatened them. Revised guidelines to strengthen doctors' security were also issued.
As resident doctors across Himachal Pradesh had announced to proceed on a day-long mass leave on Friday, the Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu assured a fresh inquiry into the patient assault controversy that led to the termination of a senior resident doctor at Indira Gandhi Medical Col
The protest comes in the wake of the December 22 incident at IGMC in which Dr Nirula was seen in a viral video involved in a physical scuffle with a patient, identified as Arjun Pawar (36), a resident of Chopal. The footage triggered widespread public outrage and put the state government