West Bengal govt misses ‘deadline’, junior docs begin fast | India News – Times of India

KOLKATA: Junior doctors protesting at Esplanade in Kolkata went on an indefinite hunger strike from Saturday evening after expiry of the 24-hour deadline they had set for Bengal govt to meet their 10-point demands, reports Sumati Yengkhom.Six junior doctors, including three women PGTs, from Medical College Hospital, SSKM, NRS Medical College and other institutes began…

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Accident victim dies amid stir as senior doctors chip in with services | Kolkata News – Times of India

KOLKATA: The absence of junior doctors in hospitals continued to affect healthcare services across Bengal on Tuesday even as reports poured in about an accident victim dying at a private hospital 11 days after he was turned away by multiple govt hospitals, including Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, due to the ongoing protest by medicos.Hooghly…

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Elderly patient stuck in lift for 2 days at Kerala government hospital | India News – Times of India

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Callousness at Thiruvananthapuram‘s Medical College Hospital hit bizarre heights when a patient visiting the outpatient OP wing of the govt-run facility got trapped inside a lift and went unnoticed for two days.A lift operator who came for duty Monday noticed Raveendran Nair unconscious inside the lift, stuck between the first and second floor of…

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