Take strict action against those responsible, say Yavatmal doctors

As resident doctors protested against the attack on doctors by a patient in Yavatmalrsquos government hospital the association has now written a letter to the Minister of Medical Education of Maharashtra raising their concern and asking for security measuresThe student council in Yavatmalrsquos government hospital had a meeting with the authority along with the minister on Friday morning related to the attack and further security measures to be takenAccording to the Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors MARD the lack of safety and security measures in governmentrun hospitals are the main reason for such attacks on medical professionals by patients and their relativesThe doctor who was attacked by the patient suffered a major injury on his neck on Thursday The injured doctorwas taken for surgery and admitted to the ICU wardDemanding security measures the central MARD representatives in the letter mentioned ldquoOne police beat chowky in the premises consisting of one PSI should be set up for safety reasons At least one trained security staff should be deployed in each ward Metal detectors and baggage checkers should be installed at the main entrance of the hospital An emergency alarm system should be installed at the hospitals to alert the police An entry pass system should be installed at the main gate and only one relative should be allowed with one patient inside the wardrdquoAlso read Maharashtra Resident doctors protest against attack on doctors in Yavatmalrsquos govt hospitalIn their letter the MARD representatives also mentioned that in the past onNovember 2021 Dr Ashok Pal was killed in Shri Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College GMC following which the authority decided to increase security in the hospital along with setting up police beat chowky inside the premisesDr Dr Sagar Dole MARD representative from Yavatmal said that the hospital authority assured them various security measures to be taken for the safety of the doctorsldquoWhile most of the demands such as installing CCTV cameras constructing a compound wall and installing flashlights were fulfilled in the past important demands such as increasing security guards and setting up police chowky were not fulfilledrdquo he saidldquoLack of staff was a major reason why they were not able to increase the police and security guards in the hospital but now the hospital authority and the government have given us assurance that following safety measures will be implemented soonrdquo Dr Dole addedOther demands of MARD included ldquoStrict action against whoever is responsible for attacking onduty doctors and other medical staff Regular police patrolling and guard patrolling five times a day in the premises is neededrdquoThe resident doctors across Maharashtra protested onFridayagainst the attack on doctors in a Yavatmalbased government hospital by wearing black ribbons on dutyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever