All admitted patients in the Government hospitals have started receiving medical and health care after the agitated staff nurses have called off their strike. However, the office bearers of the association also cleared they would hit the roads again if their demands were not met by the State Government in the given time frame.
The admitted patients in the pediatric, orthopedic, general and ICU wards of the district hospitals and health centres got much needed relief after the agitated staff nurses resumed their duties on Wednesday.
A delegation of the agitated staff nurses under the banner of Uttarakhand Nurses Services Association (UNSA) met State Health Minister Surendra Singh Negi on Tuesday evening and the office bearers decided to call off their agitation after they were assured that their demands would be fulfilled in the given time frame.
While speaking to The Pioneer, Anjana Bhowmick, State president, UNSA said that the delegation had apprised the Minister about the grievances being faced by the staff nurses in the Government hospitals and also submitted memorandum highlighting their demands to him.
She also said that the staff nurses would again start their agitation if their demands were not met by the State Government within the time frame. It is also equally important to mention here is that the agitated staff nurses were doing one shift duty out of three shifts in order to register their protest to the State Government.