AIIMS-P doctors' stir enters Day 3
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Patna: Healthcare services at AIIMS-Patna remained affected for the third consecutive day on Sunday as resident doctors continued their strike against the alleged high-handedness of Sheohar MLA Chetan Anand.
Hundreds of patients seeking consultation in the out-patient department (OPD) had to return on Sunday as the emergency, OPD and other services remained disrupted due to the ongoing strike.
Representatives of the Resident Doctors' Association (RDA) held a general body meeting on Sunday evening to discuss their future course of action.
Earlier on Saturday, a delegation of RDA members met with senior hospital officials as efforts were being made to call off the strike.
"During the meeting with senior officers, we were given assurances. We demand full transparency and accountability through the immediate release of the CCTV footage related to the incident. This is essential to ensure truth prevails and justice is served," the RDA said in a statement.
"The administration assured us of full institutional legal assistance for resident doctors and security staff who have been falsely implicated. The administration also assured us that the process to install CCTV cameras in high-risk areas such as the trauma centre, emergency department, labour room and ICUs will be initiated within 72 hours," the RDA said.
The RDA also demanded immediate quashing of the "false FIR" lodged against a doctor by the MLA.
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