Jr docs to boycott outpatient services

Jr docs to boycott outpatient services

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Hyderabad:01.12.2021

The Telangana Junior Doctors Association (TJUDA) will boycott outpatient services and hold protests from December 1 to December 3 over repeated delays in NEET counselling.

The doctors have maintained the delay has not only caused loss of pay for 1.6 lakh doctors across the country, but has also put and additional burden on the remaining batches. Moreover, in view of a possible third wave keeping an entire batch of the healthcare system could have devastating impact.

“T-JUDA stands in accordance with consensus decision of Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) and other states resident doctors associations (RDAs) to hold protest and boycott OPD services from December 1 to December 3 regarding expedition of NEET PG-21 counselling process, provided the Supreme Court hearing happens by the stipulated date of 03-12-2021, beyond which we will have to escalate the protest by boycotting all elective services throughout the state,” the TJUDA said in an official statement. The association said repercussions of this will have to be borne by the government.

“Our primary demand is to take necessary measures for expediting NEET-PG counselling as well as admission process and to fast-track the court proceedings on an urgent basis by Union Government and Supreme court of India,” said Dr D Sagar, president TJUDA. “With the possibility of an imminent upcoming Covid wave, it is essential that the counselling process is started at the earliest to prevent collapse of the healthcare system...”