After SC directions in Kolkata rape case, Centre asks states to ensure security of hospital staff
The Union health ministry recommended stepping up routine night patrols on hospital premises and regulating visitor access.
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The Union health ministry has asked states to implement measures such as night patrolling on hospital premises and regulating visitor access to key areas to ensure the safety of medical staff, reported PTI on Thursday.
This came at the direction of the Supreme Court, which has taken suo motu cognisance of the rape and murder of a resident doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital this month.
The incident triggered widespread protests across the country.
On August 20, the Court constituted a National Task Force of doctors to recommend measures to ensure safety in the workplace for medical professionals.
On August 22, the Supreme Court directed that “the Secretary in the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare shall engage with the Chief Secretaries and Directors General of Police so as to ensure that the State Governments/Union territories put into place certain basic minimum requirements pending the receipt of the report of the National Task Force to assuage the concerns of the doctors over their safety at their workplaces”.
On August 23, Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra wrote to the chief secretaries and director generals of police in all states conveying the Supreme Court’s directions.
“It [Supreme Court] has also directed that the State governments shall take remedial and appropriate action given the exigencies...
