http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/13/stories/2009011350080100.htm
Bangalore: The Karnataka State Junior Doctors’ Association 2008-09 has threatened to go on strike from January 20 if the Government does not increase their stipend.
Speaking to presspersons here on Monday, Arun Kumar N., vice-president of the association, said that the stipend of interns, postgraduates and super-specialty students had not been increased in three years.
“We have been raising the issue by submitting memorandums to the officials and Ministers. But there has been no response,” he said.
Mahesh Babu, general secretary of the association, said that compared to the junior doctors in other States, the stipend here was meagre.
Interns get just Rs. 6,000 a month, postgraduate students Rs. 11,000 and super-speciality students get Rs. 13,000.
Dr. Arun Kumar said that the State Government had failed to comply with its order dated June 1, 2006, which said the stipend had to be revised periodically.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
Message from Secretary TNGDA : PG Eligibility reduced to 2 years
Message from Secretary TNGDA
Sucess !!
Government accepts TNGDA Demand to reduce PG Eligibility to 2 years (from 3 years)
All CMC will be eligible to write PG Exams this year
State Secretary
Indefinite strike by doctors in Ahmednagar due to assault: IMA
http://www.indopia.in/India-usa-uk-news/latest-news/466460/National/1/20/1
http://www.zeenews.com/states/2009-01-01/495363news.html
Mumbai , Jan 1 Doctors in Ahmednagar have gone on an indefinite strike to protest against the increasing incidences of assaults on fellow doctors and their hospitals.
The strike would continue till appropriate action is not taken by the government to protect both private and government doctors, Indian Medical Association (IMA), Ahmednagar unit said.
In last three days, a few doctors including renowned eye specialist Prakash Kankaria, who is also the vice-president of Indian Opthalmic society, was attacked by an irked mob.
The activists, allegedly belonging to Sambhaji Brigade, also attacked a resident doctor of a private multi-facility hospital. Another incident took place in a government rural hospital.
IMA Ahmednagar unit has submitted a memorandum in this regard to the district collector.
The state unit has also written a letter to the state Home Minister Jayant Patil appealing the government to look into the matter and take necessary action immediately.
" Time and again we have been promised by the government to look into assault on doctors and we were also promised that a law would be enacted,"Secretary, IMA state unit, Dr Suhas H Pingle said in the letter.
Maharashtra Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions ( Prevention of Violence and Damage of Property) Act, 2008 was scheduled to be introduced in the winter session of legislature in Nagpur last month. It is likely to be introduced in the budget session commencing from March 16, 2009.
The Act provides for a fine of Rs 50,000 on anyone attacking a doctor or a hospital employee, vandalising hospital property.
http://www.zeenews.com/states/2009-01-01/495363news.html
Mumbai , Jan 1 Doctors in Ahmednagar have gone on an indefinite strike to protest against the increasing incidences of assaults on fellow doctors and their hospitals.
The strike would continue till appropriate action is not taken by the government to protect both private and government doctors, Indian Medical Association (IMA), Ahmednagar unit said.
In last three days, a few doctors including renowned eye specialist Prakash Kankaria, who is also the vice-president of Indian Opthalmic society, was attacked by an irked mob.
The activists, allegedly belonging to Sambhaji Brigade, also attacked a resident doctor of a private multi-facility hospital. Another incident took place in a government rural hospital.
IMA Ahmednagar unit has submitted a memorandum in this regard to the district collector.
The state unit has also written a letter to the state Home Minister Jayant Patil appealing the government to look into the matter and take necessary action immediately.
" Time and again we have been promised by the government to look into assault on doctors and we were also promised that a law would be enacted,"Secretary, IMA state unit, Dr Suhas H Pingle said in the letter.
Maharashtra Medicare Service Persons and Medicare Service Institutions ( Prevention of Violence and Damage of Property) Act, 2008 was scheduled to be introduced in the winter session of legislature in Nagpur last month. It is likely to be introduced in the budget session commencing from March 16, 2009.
The Act provides for a fine of Rs 50,000 on anyone attacking a doctor or a hospital employee, vandalising hospital property.
Message from Secretary TNGDA : PG Eligibility reduced to 2 years
Message from Secretary TNGDA
Sucess !!
Government accepts TNGDA Demand to reduce PG Eligibility to 2 years (from 3 years)
All CMC will be eligible to write PG Exams this year
State Secretary
Friday, January 9, 2009
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Amount for children’s heart surgery goes up
http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/02/stories/2009010254120500.htm
Amount for children’s heart surgery goes up
Shastry V. Mallady| Government accepts private hospitals’ request |
MADURAI: Funds provided by the State government to private hospitals for carrying out free heart surgeries for children have been increased.
A government order to this effect has been issued and the Health Department has asked all accredited private hospitals to expedite the surgeries for schoolchildren with heart ailments under ‘Ilam Sirar Irudhaya Padhukappu Thittam.’
S. Elango, Director of Public Health (DPH), told The Hindu here on Thursday that the government has acceded to the request of private hospitals seeking more money.
For each simple closed heart surgery for a child, the government has increased the amount to Rs. 20,000 from the present Rs. 10,000 given to private hospitals. For a simple open heart surgery, the amount has been enhanced to Rs.50,000 from Rs.30,000.
According to Dr. Elango, the government has also increased the money reimbursed for major/complicated open heart surgeries to Rs. 1 lakh from Rs.70,000.
“Poor children up to 15 years who have to undergo heart surgery would benefit immensely as the accredited private hospitals will expedite the process,” he said.
The private hospitals represented to the State government that the money provided under the scheme should commensurate with costs of medical consumables required to perform a heart surgery, the Director of Public Health said.
Stating that 803 free heart surgeries for school-going children were performed in the State so far under the scheme, Dr. Elango said that the tie-up with private hospitals was a right model of public-private partnership to clear the waiting list in Government Hospitals. Children with heart ailments are being identified through screening camps held under School Health Programme.
3 private hospitals addedDr. Elango informed that three more private hospitals in the State have been added to the existing list of 17 accredited hospitals for the ‘Ilam Sirar Irudhaya Padhukappu Thittam.’
The three hospitals were Billroth Hospital in Chennai, Cauvery Mission Hospital in Tiruchi and Vinayaka Mission Hospital in Salem.
Friday, January 2, 2009
“Government doctors deprived of VRS”
http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/02/stories/2009010254830600.htm
Government doctors’ in the State have been deprived of the fundamental right of the option of VRS (voluntary retirement scheme) from service on the pretext of shortage for doctors’ and specialists.
According to Tamil Nadu Government Doctors’ Association state secretary K. Senthil, the VRS applications submitted by eligible doctors were not processed and a few applicants approached the High Court seeking justice. Under such circumstances, the government had issued a G.O. amending the fundamental rule for VRS eligibility and banned doctors under the scarce category. The Tamil Nadu Government Doctors’ Association vehemently opposed it and demanded withdrawal of the order. Doctors must also be given the right of VRS like any other government servant.
Already, the government doctors’ in the State are grossly underpaid in spite of their role in holding the State on top in the country. Now, with a ban on VRS, the government doctors’ services were like that of “bonded” as compulsory service. Even resignations were not accepted for the government doctors. Having worked for 20 years in government, when the doctors opted out of service on VRS due to family compulsions, illness of their spouse/children or better prospects; denial affected the morale of the government doctors.Most doctors working in PHCs and in Comprehensive Emergency Obstetrics and Newborn Care centres were enormously stressed both mentally and physically due to long duty hours. The government should review the working conditions and improve them, the association demanded.
In order to attract specialist doctors, the service conditions may be made more lucrative. For instance, pay scale, promotion opportunities and duty timings should be on par with Central Government.
Government doctors’ in the State have been deprived of the fundamental right of the option of VRS (voluntary retirement scheme) from service on the pretext of shortage for doctors’ and specialists.
According to Tamil Nadu Government Doctors’ Association state secretary K. Senthil, the VRS applications submitted by eligible doctors were not processed and a few applicants approached the High Court seeking justice. Under such circumstances, the government had issued a G.O. amending the fundamental rule for VRS eligibility and banned doctors under the scarce category. The Tamil Nadu Government Doctors’ Association vehemently opposed it and demanded withdrawal of the order. Doctors must also be given the right of VRS like any other government servant.
Already, the government doctors’ in the State are grossly underpaid in spite of their role in holding the State on top in the country. Now, with a ban on VRS, the government doctors’ services were like that of “bonded” as compulsory service. Even resignations were not accepted for the government doctors. Having worked for 20 years in government, when the doctors opted out of service on VRS due to family compulsions, illness of their spouse/children or better prospects; denial affected the morale of the government doctors.Most doctors working in PHCs and in Comprehensive Emergency Obstetrics and Newborn Care centres were enormously stressed both mentally and physically due to long duty hours. The government should review the working conditions and improve them, the association demanded.
In order to attract specialist doctors, the service conditions may be made more lucrative. For instance, pay scale, promotion opportunities and duty timings should be on par with Central Government.
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