The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has turned to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for help in advancing legislation punishing violence against the medical fraternity. The Health and Services Personnel and Clinical Establishments (Prohibition of Violence and Damage of Property) Bill was proposed by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare earlier this year. The Bill […]
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Violence against doctors crackdown in Maharashtra
The Maharashtra state chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has announced it will crack down on violence against doctors in the state, setting up a registry to record details of such instances to leverage in efforts to end the practice. The IMA reports that 75 percent of healthcare workers in India have been the […]
Violence against doctors law given thumbs down by Home Affairs Ministry
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has rejected the draft law concerning violence against doctors, submitted by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The Health and Services Personnel and Clinical Establishments (Prohibition of Violence and Damage of Property) Bill would penalise violence against medical practitioners with up to ten years of imprisonment and […]
Doctors’ concerns over e-cigarette ban
A fixture of the public health crisis since the announcement of the Government of India’s e-cigarette ban has been the expression of doctors’ concerns – and a number have been expressed since the ban was announced. Doctors’ concerns have been collated in a NewsVoir piece circulated by multiple outlets. “There is data available regarding e-cigarettes […]
Strike action by doctors in the sights of the Supreme Court
Strike action by doctors has found itself in the crosshairs of the Supreme Court, who have appealed to the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and the Government of India on the subject. Numerous instances of nationwide strike action by doctors have been witnessed in India this year, with reasons varying from violence against them and a […]
Strict action against absentee doctors in Kerala
Doctors who are absent without leave in Kerala have been served an ultimatum: return to work, or face termination. The instruction was delivered by state health minister K. K. Shailaja earlier this week, as she exhorted absentee medicos in the state to resume their posts by Sunday or else be fired. This warning was issued […]
Punishment of violence against doctors to be pushed this winter
The Union Health Ministry has assured the Indian medical fraternity that it will advocate for stringent punishment of violence against doctors in the forthcoming legislative winter session in the Lok Sabha, commencing Monday. The issue of violence against doctors is a national issue, with the Indian Medical Association (IMA) reporting that 75 percent of doctors […]
Ayushman Bharat corruption continues
Whilst Ayushman Bharat has been heralded as a boon for patients below the poverty line who struggle to access healthcare, corruption continues to dog the scheme. To counteract Ayushman Bharat corruption, stringent action will be taken against those found to engage in corrupt practices during their administration of the initiative. Fraud by hospitals has been […]
Private practice warning for Mumbai doctors and hospitals
Doctors and hospitals could face action if government-employed medicos participate in private practice during the office hours of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). More than eighty percent of doctors and seventy percent of nurses and midwives are employed by the private sector in India. Government doctors should not participate in private practice between the hours […]
Karnataka doctors’ strike withdrawn
The Karnataka doctors’ strike ended at the close of the week with assurances of security in the workplace, putting an end to a week-long agitation by medicos at Minto Hospital and others affiliated with the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI). As with past stirs by doctors in India, the Karnataka doctors’ strike was […]