Emergency services affected at AIIMS due to nurses' strike
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As the indefinite strike by nursing staff of the country's premiere All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) entered the second day on Tuesday, emergency services at the premier hospital took a hit and critical care patients left unattended due to the ongoing strike.
The Health Secretary has issued a stern warning to the protesting nursing staff and directed AIIMS director Randeep Guleria to ensure no disruption of nursing services after the AIIMS-Delhi Nurses' Union went on an indefinite strike.
Warning that non-compliance will be treated as an offence under the Disaster Management Act read with the Indian Penal Code and action will be taken accordingly against defaulting authorities/employees, Mr Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, said "It's hereby directed that AlIMS Delhi should ensure that directions of Delhi High Court are strictly complied with without fail and there should be no cessation or disruption of nursing functions in AllMS nor such an action aided or abetted."
The AIIMS administration has issued a letter to the protesting nursing staff stating, "It may be ensured that attendance of all the Nursing personnel who report for duty is mandatorily recorded and those absent, to be marked as such."
AIIMS authorities were reportedly considering curtailing its emergency services. Meanwhile, a high-level meeting was held between top officials of the premier institute of the country, including its Director Randeep Guleria to resolve the situation.
About 5,000 nurses of AIIMS are on an indefinite strike since Monday afternoon against the hospital's decision to enroll nursing officers on contractual payroll. The AIIMS Nurses Union launched their indefinite strike from Monday over their long-pending demands, including correction in anomaly in the Sixth Central Pay Commission salaries and against contractual appointments.
