As Pandemic Stretches On, Junior Doctors Demand Better Pay And Work Conditions
Junior doctors say they were thrown into Covid-19 duties in hospitals with no preparation, security, benefits or thought for the disruption of their post-graduate studies. With the threat of a third wave looming, they fear they ll be stuck in this situation indefinitely.
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Bhopal: With the discovery of the
Delta plus variant and the threat of a third Covid-19 wave looming, junior doctors in government medical colleges, forced into the
forefront of India s battle against the pandemic, are worried that they will have to return to an exhausting, stressful, unhealthy and insecure work environment,
With the discovery of the Delta plus variant and the threat of a third Covid-19 wave looming, junior doctors in government medical colleges, forced into the forefront of India s battle against the pandemic, are worried that they will have to return to an exhausting, stressful, unhealthy and insecure work environment, IndiaSpend learnt through extensive interviews. If they have to be put on Covid-19 duty again, the junior doctors said they would like to be paid better and on-time salaries, allowed time to pursue their specialisation, and provided necessary medical infrastructure and mental health support at work. Junior doctors [JD], also called junior residents [JR], are postgraduate medical students pursuing an area of specialisation under senior doctors at hospitals.
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In a stand-off with the agitating junior doctors, the Madhya Pradesh government has hardened its stance after accepting mass resignations by the doctors, served eviction notices to them and asked to vacate their hostels and deposit the bond .
Ranchi: Miffed at the silence of the non-medical fraternity over the recent attacks on doctors in some parts of the country, a few resident doctors in Jharkhand have expressed their anger on social media.
Dr Tanu Sharma, who is a senior resident at Phulo Jhano Medical College and Hospital in Dumka, said, “It is heart-wrenching to see that a doctor being beaten to death for trying his best to save a patient with limited resources during a pandemic. I have been in similar situations where people have tried to attack me while on duty and have tried making videos of the attack. I am scared for my safety while I discharging my duties.”