GMCH docs assured of safety, to return to work

Aurangabad | Tuesday | 16th October, 2018

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Aurangabad: After resident doctors were twice assaulted in the past few days, junior doctors at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) had planned to stay away from work on Tuesday morning. “Following the complaint, an offence has been registered,” Adhe said.Of the hospital’s 285 resident doctors, 204 were on leave. As many as 36 surgeries were performed.Following meetings on Tuesday evening between GMCH authorities and representatives of resident doctors, agitating doctors said they would resume work from 10 pm on Tuesday. “In another 15 days, as per the demands of the doctors, the alarm system, CCTV system, hospital security and parking will be upgraded,” medical superintendent Bharat Sonawane said. However Beghumpura police station senior inspector Rajshri Adhe told TOI that GMCH authorities turned up to the police station on Tuesday and lodged a complaint..