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Junior Doctors’ Strike Delays 2,500 Surgeries Across Andhra Pradesh
Junior doctors in Andhra Pradesh are refusing to work normally because they want a higher stipend.
The government has offered to raise their stipend by 3%.
The doctors say they will return only if the increase is at least 20%.
Their strike has continued since August 18.
More than 2,500 operations have reportedly been postponed.
Hospitals are still treating emergency patients, but fewer doctors are handling more work.
Patients are waiting longer for registrations, consultations and tests.
Talks between the doctors and the government have not yet produced an agreement.
Junior doctors continued their strike across Andhra Pradesh on Sunday over a proposed stipend increase.
More than 2,500 major and minor surgeries have reportedly been postponed since August 18.
The government offered a 3% stipend increase, while doctors are demanding at least 20%.
Postgraduate doctors and senior residents are affecting emergency, outpatient and routine services at government hospitals.
Patients have reported delays in registrations, consultations, investigations, emergency care and scheduled surgeries.
- Who
- Junior doctors, postgraduate doctors and senior residents, along with the Andhra Pradesh government.
- What
- A continuing junior doctors’ strike has postponed more than 2,500 surgeries and disrupted hospital services.
- Where
- Government hospitals and 17 medical colleges across Andhra Pradesh, including facilities in Kurnool, Kadapa, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Tirupati.
- When
- The strike has continued since August 18; the latest report was published on Sunday, and a patient described difficulties on August 22.
- Why
- Doctors rejected the government’s proposed 3% stipend increase and are demanding at least a 20% hike.
Junior Doctors’ Position
Government Position
Stipend increase
Junior Doctors’ Position
Junior doctors rejected the proposed 3% increase and said they will return to duty only if the government agrees to at least 20%.
Government Position
The government has offered a 3% stipend increase, but the articles do not report a higher revised offer or an explanation for its position.
Effect of the strike
Junior Doctors’ Position
Doctors are continuing protests because they say the current proposal does not resolve their demand.
Government Position
The ongoing strike has disrupted outpatient services, emergency care and scheduled surgeries, creating delays and hardship for patients.
Key facts
- Reported postponed surgeries
- More than 2,500 major and minor surgeries
- Strike start cited
- August 18
- Government offer
- 3% stipend increase
- Doctors’ demand
- At least a 20% stipend increase
- Medical colleges affected
- 17 across Andhra Pradesh
- Patient example
- A patient at RIMS Kadapa reportedly waited nearly three hours for an outpatient registration slip
- Emergency services
- Emergency cases are being attended to, but available doctors face a significantly increased workload
Quotes
A government hospital doctor
Doctor working at a government hospital
“We are continuing the strike as we have rejected the government’s proposal for only a three per cent hike. We will return to duties only if the government agrees to at least a 20 per cent increase.”
deccanchronicle.com
“Emergency cases are being attended to, but the workload has increased significantly on the available doctors. Managing the patient rush with fewer staff is becoming difficult.”
deccanchronicle.com
N. Suhasini
Patient from Veerapunayunipalle in Kadapa district
“I was in severe pain, but there was nobody to guide me. I stood for nearly three hours before getting the OP slip. I did not know whom to approach or where to go.”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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