The plight of all those patients who will visit Government hospitals are likely to increase several times as Government medical officers and staff nurses are likely to boycott the medical and health services from Monday onwards.
The agitated health workers lamented that State health department is not taking any concrete step for redressing the grievances of associations despite the fact memorandum was submitted many times to officials. The Government doctors under the banner of Provincial Medical Health Services Association (PMHSA) have decided to boycott medical and health services on Monday in support of their year long pending demands. They lamented that memorandum highlighting their 14 demands was submitted many times to higher Government officials and minister but demands are still pending. According to them, the shortage of medical officers in the State could be easily overcomes if the State health department fulfills the year long pending demands of association. While speaking to The Pioneer, Dr S Goswami, State general secretary, PMHSA said that Dynamic Assured Career Plan (DACP), cadre merge, transparency in transfer list, shifting of medical officers to plains after tenure of tough hilly terrains, etc. are among the prominent demands of association. He told that emergency and post mortem duties are exempted from the proposed agitation and the medical officers in the Garhwal and Kumaon divisions of Uttarakhand will boycott the medical and health services on Monday to register their protest.
He also threatened to intensify their agitation if their demands are not met by the State Government in the given time frame. Echoing the same feelings, the agitated staff nurses under the banner of Uttarakhand Staff Nurses Association office bearers have also threatened to boycott the medical and health services on Monday in support of their year long pending demands.After expressing concern over the callous approach of the State Government for not fulfilling the year long pending demands of association, the office bearers of association said that the incensed staff , nurses called off their agitation after receiving assurance from the State Government that their demands would be fulfilled in the given time frame but steps are yet to be taken by the State Government to fulfill the year long pending demands of association. While speaking to The Pioneer, Anjana Bhowmick, State president, UNSA said that the staff nurses will perform their duties as per the norms set by the MCI (Medical Council of India).