Plea in SC seeks guidelines for protection of doctors against physical assault over treatment
2 years, 8 months ago

Plea in SC seeks guidelines for protection of doctors against physical assault over treatment

Firstpost  

New Delhi: A plea was filed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday seeking comprehensive guidelines for the protection of doctors who are being physically assaulted regularly on the issues relating to the treatment of patients. The instant public interest litigation under section 32 of the Constitution of India is necessitated on account of continuous assaults on treating doctors under the cover of medical negligence across the country on a regular basis, the plea, drawn by advocate Shashank Deo Sudhi, said. There is an urgent need for laying down comprehensive guidelines for immediate protection of treating doctors in a circumstance when there is an allegation of medical negligence on a doctor and the treating doctor is constantly being exposed to threats from the attendants of the patients as well as the local police, it said. The petition has also sought comprehensive guidelines for the establishment of digitally equipped medico-legal cells in all police stations across the country to handle cases of medical negligence.

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India: Doctor’s stabbing renews debate over hospital safety months after rape and murder of medic
1 month ago

India: Doctor’s stabbing renews debate over hospital safety months after rape and murder of medic

CNN  

New Delhi CNN — A knife attack on a doctor in India has renewed an impassioned debate about whether enough is being done to protect medical staff in the world’s most populous nation’s often crowded and overstretched hospital wards. “How are we supposed to treat patients if we don’t know if we ourselves will make it out safely,” K. M. …

SC dismisses plea for central law to protect medical professionals
1 month, 1 week ago

SC dismisses plea for central law to protect medical professionals

Deccan Chronicle  

The Supreme Court of India, in a significant ruling, dismissed the plea for a central law to protect medical professionals from violence. The plea, filed by a group of medical associations, argued that a nationwide law was necessary to provide better safety measures for doctors and healthcare workers, given the rising incidents of violence against them in hospitals across India. …

Kolkata rape-murder: Supreme Court gives 5pm deadline, ‘disheartened’ doctors react | 10 updates
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Kolkata rape-murder: Supreme Court gives 5pm deadline, ‘disheartened’ doctors react | 10 updates

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata doctor rape-murder case updates: Protesting junior doctors in West Bengal have said they would continue their ‘cease work’ to demand justice for the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital trainee doctor, who was raped and murdered, despite Supreme Court's deadline directing to resume duties by 5pm on Tuesday, September 10. People took to the streets, forming human chain, holding …

Kolkata rape-murder case Highlights: ‘Mamata govt shaken by Nabanna rally call’
4 months ago

Kolkata rape-murder case Highlights: ‘Mamata govt shaken by Nabanna rally call’

Hindustan Times  

Medical professionals hold posters at a hospital in Bengaluru amid nationwide strike by doctors to condemn the rape and murder of a young medic from Kolkata. Kolkata doctor rape-murder case Highlights: The Sealdah Court on Friday remanded 14 days of judicial custody of the main accused in the rape and murder case of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical …

India’s top court creates safety task force after rape, murder of doctor
4 months ago

India’s top court creates safety task force after rape, murder of doctor

Al Jazeera  

The Supreme Court orders federal paramilitary forces to provide security at the Kolkata state hospital where the trainee medic was attacked. India’s Supreme Court has set up a national task force of doctors to make recommendations on workplace safety following the rape and murder of a trainee medic at a state hospital that prompted nationwide protests. India has been outraged …

India’s top court creates safety task force after rape, murder of doctor
4 months ago

India’s top court creates safety task force after rape, murder of doctor

Al Jazeera  

The Supreme Court orders federal paramilitary forces to provide security at the Kolkata state hospital where the trainee medic was attacked. India’s Supreme Court has set up a national task force of doctors to make recommendations on workplace safety following the rape and murder of a trainee medic at a state hospital that prompted nationwide protests. India has been outraged …

Up doctors’ security, says Centre as stir snowballs
4 months ago

Up doctors’ security, says Centre as stir snowballs

Hindustan Times  

The central government ordered all hospitals under it to review security protocols and increase their security force by up to 25% as officials in both Delhi and Kolkata struggled to contain the anger of the medical community over the rape and murder in the West Bengal capital earlier this month. In the Capital, with hundreds of doctors holding kerbside clinics …

Kolkata doctor rape case: Medics form human chain in protest, CBI receives nod for polygraph test
4 months ago

Kolkata doctor rape case: Medics form human chain in protest, CBI receives nod for polygraph test

Live Mint  

Kolkata doctor rape case: Junior doctors on Monday continued their protest over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Hospital. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} Kolkata doctor rape case: Top updates • The CBI has received the nod to conduct a polygraph test on the arrested accused, civic volunteer Sanjoy Roy. • The CBI is probing the Kolkata doctor …

Kolkata doctor rape-murder | ‘Until the accused…’: Parents' message for protesters, target CM Mamata Banerjee
4 months ago

Kolkata doctor rape-murder | ‘Until the accused…’: Parents' message for protesters, target CM Mamata Banerjee

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata doctor rape murder case: The parents of the doctor, who was allegedly raped and murdered at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, urged all countrymen to stand with them until all accused are caught. Football fans of two main club Mohun Bagan SG, East Bengal FC stage protest near Salt lake Stadium over alleged rape and …

Kolkata rape-murder case: What is Central Protection Act for Doctors? Why are protestors demanding it?
4 months, 1 week ago

Kolkata rape-murder case: What is Central Protection Act for Doctors? Why are protestors demanding it?

Hindustan Times  

The horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor in Kolkata sparked nationwide outrage and protests by medical practitioners and students, demanding a transparent investigation and improved safety norms for doctors on call at hospitals. Mumbai: Doctors and medical students protest against the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a hospital in Kolkata Amid protests and calls …

Supreme Court to hear plea on violence against doctors
2 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court to hear plea on violence against doctors

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea seeking directions to authorities to ensure adequate security at hospitals and medical centres to prevent attacks on doctors and healthcare workers by relatives of patients and others. The plea filed by the Delhi Medical Association and Dr Satyajit Borah, who is the president of Assam State Branch of Indian …

Protect doctors, medical association urges Supreme Court
2 years, 8 months ago

Protect doctors, medical association urges Supreme Court

The Hindu  

Following the death by suicide of a young doctor who was booked for murder in Rajasthan, a medical association has asked the Supreme Court to intervene and protect doctors from retributive measures by patients’ distraught kin. “There is an urgent need for laying down comprehensive guidelines for immediate protection of treating doctors in a circumstance when there is an allegation …

Two arrested over Rajasthan doctor’s suicide as protests continue
2 years, 8 months ago

Two arrested over Rajasthan doctor’s suicide as protests continue

Hindustan Times  

JAIPUR: Two people, including Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jitendra Gothwal, have been arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of a doctor in Rajasthan’s Dausa district, police said on Thursday. “A false case has been lodged under IPC 306 against me for abetment of suicide.” He called his arrest a “revenge” for sending a train ticket to Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi …

Two cops removed over Rajasthan doctor’s suicide, assault of govt officials
2 years, 8 months ago

Two cops removed over Rajasthan doctor’s suicide, assault of govt officials

Hindustan Times  

JAIPUR: Two police officers were removed late on Wednesday amid outrage over a doctor’s suicide after she was booked for negligence that allegedly caused a woman’s death in Rajasthan’s Dausa and the thrashing of two government employees in Dholpur Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot ordered strict action in both cases. Ruling Congress lawmaker Giriraj Singh Malinga and six others allegedly …

In Rajasthan doctor suicide case, CM says case against those who harassed her
2 years, 8 months ago

In Rajasthan doctor suicide case, CM says case against those who harassed her

Hindustan Times  

Amid massive outrage over the suicide of a doctor in Rajasthan, chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said a case will be filed against those who harassed her and compelled her to take the extreme step. Dr Archana Sharma - a case against whom was filed in the death of a pregnant woman at a private hospital in the Dausa …

Karnataka High Court Seeks Report On Steps Taken For Prevention Of Violence Against Medical Professionals
3 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka High Court Seeks Report On Steps Taken For Prevention Of Violence Against Medical Professionals

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the State government to place on record steps taken for protection of medical practitioners from acts of violence by dissatisfied relatives of patients. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice NS Sanjay Gowda issued notice to the Union of India and the State Government while hearing a petition filed by …

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