Doctors request staff-friendly rules as third peak nears
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
11.01.2022
Chennai: In view of an imminent Covid-19 third wave, doctors associations in the state have urged the government to set up staff-friendly measures.
About 100 healthcare staff have tested positive in just four tertiary hospitals in the city. The service doctors and postgraduates association have written to the state health secretary Dr J Radhakrishnan, to suspend elective surgeries and procedures, special clinics, health camps, classes and other official meetings.
In their letter, the association has requested that one third of healthcare staff be allowed to avail compulsory leave on rotation basis, and to exempt pregnant and immuno-compromised healthcare professionals from duties, apart from a provision for special casual leave.
“Exempt healthcare staff with comorbidities from Covid related work and allow them to avail all leaves without any restrictions,” the statement said.
The doctors have also asked to provide quarantine leave after Covid-19 duties and accommodation during Covid duty.
A Ramalingam, State General Secretary of SDPGA, said the government must ensure that there is no shortage of manpower.
Dr GR Ravindranath, general secretary of Doctors' Association for Social Equality (DASE), said nurses are asked to come to duty just three days after quarantine time.
“They must be given leave. Their duty times are erratic and it must be only for fixed hours,” he said.
The government must release the salaries which are due for house surgeons and mini-clinic doctors, added Dr GR Ravindranath.
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