Resident doctors write to Yogi for enhanced security, improved working conditions
7 months, 1 week ago

Resident doctors write to Yogi for enhanced security, improved working conditions

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: Resident doctors in Uttar Pradesh have urged Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to ensure the safety of doctors, particularly women, and to enact a Central Law for the protection of doctors. However, we appeal for your immediate and kind intervention in this matter to restore confidence among our colleagues, particularly women doctors, who are increasingly vulnerable to workplace violence,” said the letter written on August 19. Defined duty hours, adequate rest periods, safe resting spaces, and proper living conditions must be ensured,” said Dr. Hardeep Jogi, president of the Resident Doctors Association Trust, a body of 4,000 resident doctors in the state. The doctors requested that written instructions be issued to all medical colleges, hospital administrations, and the police department to conduct comprehensive safety audits across all hospitals in Uttar Pradesh, the letter added.

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