Over 1,300 resident doctors at Chandigarh PGIMER go on strike
More than 1,300 resident doctors at Chandigarh's premier healthcare institute PGIMER began an indefinite strike on Saturday in protest against the National Medical Commission Bill.
Except emergency and ICU services, outpatient department (OPD) services remained affected at the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here.
"Resident doctors withdrew all hospital services on Saturday. But emergency and ICU services were not disrupted," PGIMER Association of Resident Doctors president Uttam Thakur said.
PGIMER authorities has advised patients that all routine services, including OPD and elective procedure, will remain suspended till further notice.
Stating that they had no intention to cause inconvenience to patients, the protesting doctors said that they had no option but to go on with strike against some of the provisions of the NMC Bill.
Doctors have been protesting against some of the provisions of the NMC Bill which has been passed by Rajya Sabha.
They ...