3100 junior doctors and senior residents to boycott COVID and non-COVID elective duties
Some 3,100 junior doctors and senior resident doctors would boycott COVID and non-COVID elective duties at Telangana government teaching and allied hospitals from 9 a.m. of Wednesday as their demands were not addressed, including State government’s ex-gratia for health care workers (HCWs) who lost life in line of duty.
Representatives of Telangana Junior Doctors Association (TJUDA), and Telangana Senior Resident Doctors Association (TSRDA) announced the decision to media on Tuesday.
The medical services which do not need emergency attention are called as elective duties such as Out-Patient services, treatment for closed fractures. They would continue to attend COVID ICU and critical care duties, and non-COVID emergencies.
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Updated May 25, 2021, 11:45 pm IST
If their demands are not considered, the doctors are likely to boycott non-COVID emergencies and COVID ICUs from May 28
The Director of Medical Education in its latest order has asked all principals and directors of teaching hospitals to ensure prompt monitoring of patient care services for COVID and non-COVID patients in view of the protest. Representational image/PTI
Hyderabad: The Telangana Junior Doctors Association (T-JUDA) will sit on a protest, and boycott services from today due to non-fulfillment of their demands raised earlier this month.
The junior doctors at all medical colleges and teaching hospitals will boycott services including all non-COVID electives except emergencies and all COVID related electives except ICUs and Critical care units from today. They further added that if their demands are not considered, they will further boycott non-COVID emergencies and COVID ICUs from May 28.
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The Telangana Junior Doctors Association has called for a boycott if their genuine demands aren t met within two weeks. In a letter to Dr. Ramesh Reddy, Directorate of Medical Education, Telangana, the association has put forth their four demands.
The demands include: 1. Clearance of 15% pay hike for SRs, JRs and Interns pending effective from Jan 2020. 2. 10% incentives as announced by the government of Telangana. 3. Free treatment for HCWs and their families in NIMS and insurance to medical students up to PGs. 4. Ex-gratia of 50 lakh for doctors and 25 lakh for nurses and supporting staff.
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Telangana Junior Doctors Association (TJUDA) have condemned the transfer of two senior resident doctors at Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS). The institute’s director issued relieving orders on Wednesday stating that Wasey Wasim Kabir and Arundhathi were being shifted to RIMS, Adilabad, with immediate effect on administrative grounds.
The TJUDAs said the transfers were effected for questioning lapses in administration and infrastructure in a democratic way. “TJUDAs demand immediate revocation of the transfer order. We will announce a plan of action if government fails to revoke the notices,” said TJUDA president V. Naveen.