government medical college Entire Kerala faced severe crisis PG. On Monday due to the ongoing strike of Doctors raised various demands, The protest, for the past four days, was against the alleged failure of the state government to meet their demands, including restoration of 4 per cent annual increment of resident doctors.
Patients who reached the medical college from far and wide were seen going back without getting treatment, as the house surgeons also joined the strike.
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Meanwhile, State Health Minister Veena George urged doctors to return to work, saying that patients should not suffer. The minister told reporters that the demands of the protesting doctors are being met by the government and the appointment of non-academic junior resident doctors in medical colleges is going on.
“Interview is going on for non-academic junior resident doctors in medical colleges. The state government is taking steps to fulfill all the demands of the doctors. However, I would like to urge the doctors not to harass the patients.
On December 11, the government had issued an order to appoint 373 non-academic junior residents in medical colleges. However, protesting doctors claim that the number was not enough. The minister said that other demands including withdrawal of PG doctors from PHCs and primary aid centers have already been accepted.
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The strike affected the functioning of OP services. Only emergency surgery was done today. “Doctors are on strike. Half of the patients have been turned away and only the emergency and COVID treatment facility is fully functional,” a patient who reached the hospital in Thiruvananthapuram from Adoor, about 100 km away, told reporters. “
The situation was no different in the Kalamassery Medical College in Ernakulam district as well. A huge crowd was seen in front of the OP counter and patients alleged that they had to wait for hours to meet the doctor. Many departments remained closed today. House surgeons’ representatives told reporters they had conveyed their demands to the health department and would return to work on Tuesday.
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