From the desk of Dr Girish Tyagi, Dr GK Mani, Dr Prachi
Garg and Dr KK Aggarwal
A
big victory for the medical profession and thanks to Shri Vijay Dev Chief
Secretary Delhi for prompt action…
Government of National Capital Territory of
Delhi, Office of the PR Secretary (Health and Family Welfare)
No. F.342/C-140/H&FW/Vig/2016/prsecyhfw/167-216 / Date:
16/04/2019
Circular
All
HOD’s of Hospitals/Medical Institutions, are hereby directed that in case of
any incident involving abuse or violence by the patients or their attendants,
an FIR/Complaint is required to be filled by the concerned
Hospitals/Institutions immediately. In no case, the individual
doctor/para-medical/nursing/administrative staff, etc., should be asked to
lodge the FIR/complaints with the Police in such cases.
It
will be incumbent on MS/Director of the Institution to ensure that an FIR is
lodged in such cases promptly by the hospital or institution concerned rather
than insisting on the concerned hospital staff to lodge the FIR.
Non-compliance
of foresaid directions will be viewed seriously.
Sanjeev
Khirwar
Pr.
Secretary (Health & FW)
Dr KK Aggarwal
Padma Shri Awardee
President Elect Confederation of
Medical Associations in Asia and Oceania
(CMAAO)
Group Editor-in-Chief IJCP Publications
President Heart Care Foundation of
India
Past National President
IMA
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