Protesting against the administrative action against nursing homes, the medical practitioners in Gwalior are up in the arms against the district administration. The physicians have threatened agitation if the action against nursing homes is not stopped.
It started on Wednesday when Government and private physicians held a meeting in the city protesting growing intervention of administration in the health sector.
Attended by physicians of Gajra Raja Medical College, Jaya Arogya Hospital, district hospital and private nursing homes, the meet on Wednesday expressed anguish over growing interference of administration on the pretext of inspection and relief to patients. President of Junior Doctors Association Dr Anil Sharma had announced that administrative interference would not be tolerated in the medical college.
Besides, director of the Sahara Hospital Dr AM Bhalla had alleged that the state was under influence of bureaucratic activism and bureaucrats wanted to register their presence everywhere. The officers have turned medical colleges and hospital as their labs to implement their ideas.
The meet had mutually decided that the doctors won’t address senior officers as ‘Sir’ and would offer respectable address according to the designation and would not visit residences of officers for treatment. The doctors had vowed not to follow instructions of administrative officers other than Chief Medical and health Officer. They had affirmed that they would not invite IAS and IPS officers in their functions and events.
Other demands included opposition to Clinic establishment bill, appointment of doctors at all the administrative posts in Health and Medical Education Department, commencement of Indian Medical and State Medical services and others.
However, on Thursday, administration served notices to half a dozen private nursing homes over usage of basement against the norms. A private hospital was served notice over encroachment on government land for hospital services.
This action was taken promptly without intimating the establishments concerned and administration employees pasted the notices on the nursing homes and hospital concerned on Thursday evening.
Gwalior Divisional Commissioner MB Ojha claimed that the ongoing action by municipal corporation and department of Health was ordered by the court and there was no question of harassing the physicians. The officer further claimed that physicians are always welcome form a dialogue if they have any issue.