New Delhi: health care services Although West Bengal was not affected collective resignation A state health department official said on Wednesday that the number of senior doctors. The resignations were made as a show of solidarity with junior doctors who are currently protesting.
Due to Durga Puja celebrations, the number of patients at the outpatient department was low.
“No official information has been received about the mass resignations. Resignations must follow procedures. There was no disruption to medical services as no doctor was absent today,” the official said.
Several doctors and faculty members in Kolkata have also reportedly followed the example of their colleagues RG card medical college The hospital resigned en masse on Tuesday. About 35 doctors from north bengal medical college People in Siliguri also submitted their resignations in support of the protests.
“We, the faculty of North Bengal Medical College, are frustrated and dejected at continuing our services in such oppressive conditions,” they wrote in their resignation letter to the state government. They urged the authorities to resolve the ongoing crisis.
Patients at various hospitals said their routine treatments were continuing as planned. Dr Sunit Hazra of RG Kar Medical College explained that the resignations were symbolic and aimed at forcing the state government to engage in dialogue. “Our resignation is symbolic and aimed at prompting the government to engage in discussions. We do not want patients to suffer,” he said.
Dr. Hiralal Konar, co-convener of the Doctors Platform, pointed out: “Senior doctors have realized that only collective resignation can move the state government. We are waiting for the state government to come forward to resolve these issues as soon as possible.”
Despite the ongoing protests, some patients have given assurances that their scheduled surgeries are still going ahead as planned. Senior doctors, however, warned that the situation could worsen if the state government does not address it promptly.
Doctors in West Bengal began protests in August after a female doctor at RG Kar Medical College was accused of rape and murder.
(In accordance with Supreme Court directives on sexual assault-related cases, the identity of the victim has not been disclosed to protect privacy)
