The doctors, who were on a strike for nearly a week, resumed work last evening after Medical Education Minister R S Chib assured them that appropriate measures for their security in the hospital will be taken, an official spokesman said.
The junior doctors have been manhandled several times by relatives of patients and their attendants over the past one month, prompting the medicos to strike work.
Earlier, the Minister chaired a joint meeting of officers of hospital management and district administration and discussed measures in bringing improvement in the functioning of the hospital. Issues relating to enhancement of security personnel and acquisition of material like trolleys were discussed threadbare, the spokesman said.
It was decided in the meeting that the number of Special Police Officers (SPOs) would be increased to further strengthen the security system in the prime patient care hospital of the Valley, he said.
The class-IV employees would also be engaged for the convenience of patients and hospital management, the spokesman said. Besides introduction of entry pass system, some entry points of the hospital would also be closed to regulate the rush of attendants and contain the free flow of visitors to the hospital, he added.
The minister constituted a five-member Committee under the chairmanship of Principal Government Medical College Srinagar, which will identify the areas for improvement in the patient care of the hospital.
Chib condemned the incident of manhandling that occurred in the hospital. He said to handle such incidents, the government is mulling to bring a law against the persons who misbehave with the doctors on duty.
The striking doctors put forth the demand for registering FIRs against persons who had manhandled doctors and medical staff.