Doctors boycott OP clinics
The Hindu
In protest against assault on duty doctor by policeman
Doctors in Health Service across the State boycotted Speciality OP clinics and elective surgeries and staged protest demonstrations in all government hospitals on Friday in protest against the police’s refusal to arrest the person accused of having assaulted a doctor while the latter was on duty Doctors also boycotted all OP clinics for an hour in the morning when they staged a dharna in protest . Patient care services were not affected anywhere as emergency services as well as other service delivery were uninterrupted. KGMOA pointed out that though the assault on the doctor at Mavelikkara district hospital took place 40 days ago, the police was yet to arrest the accused, who happens to be a police officer.More Related News
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