Having learned that the strike by postgraduate medical students has disrupted the functioning of all medical colleges and derailed patient care, the government has expressed its desire to hold another round of talks with them.
While it is yet to receive a formal communication, the Kerala Medical Postgraduates Association said it was a welcome move.
It expressed hope that the government would give positive suggestions to address the issues of Medical College Hospitals (MCHs) (which have been delayed due to NEET-PG 2021 allocation) and increase in stipend, which it had highlighted. strike.
On Monday, house surgeons also joined PG medicos’ 13-day strike and stayed away from hospital services except for emergency services, causing panic in all MCHs. Outpatient clinics were severely under-staffed, leading to long queues.
Later in the day, the Health Minister’s office held talks with the house surgeons.
House surgeons joined the strike after they were left to handle all the emergency services at the MCH on their own without supervision, forcing them to overwork.
Meanwhile, the Kerala Government Medical College Teachers Association (KGMCTA) wrote to the government asking it to stop all academic activities in medical colleges and extend patient care to emergency care services if no steps are taken to end the strike amicably. will be forced to limit.
Serious measures were required to address the shortage of human resources in Government MCHs.
IMA’s Stance
National President JA Jayalal said in Kozhikode that the Indian Medical Association (IMA) would be forced to join the agitation if the government did not take steps to meet the demands of the doctors.