The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet earlier this week approved an Ordinance to protect its doctors, nurses and para-medical staff not only in government but also private hospitals, making any attacks by the relatives of patients a punishable offence.
The Ordinance, the first of the kind in the country, states that attacks on doctors by any person would be considered a cognizable and non-bailable offence punishable with a three-year jail term and the offender would have to pay for property damages recoverable under the Revenue Recovery Act.
Dr Anil Bansal, former president DMA has demanded that the Andhra Pradesh Government’s initiative has shown the way to the state governments across the country the same should should be brought by Delhi Govt. too.
Resident Associations of AIIMS and MAMC have also welcomed the move
Friday, December 21, 2007
Ordinance to protect its doctors, nurses and para-medical staff - a Welcome move
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