New Delhi: The doctors under the Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA) have recently submitted a 10-point docket to the Union Health Minister and the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) where they have submitted several demands for the welfare of the medical fraternity and especially the resident doctors.
Among the several demands submitted by FORDA, the first one is formation of Indian Medical Services cadre, "who will better understand & be solely responsible for the bureaucratic and administrative decisions and redressal of complaints."
Apart from this, the doctors have also demanded a uniform bond policy for the medicos, Central Protection Act for dealing with the instances of violence against doctors, risk hazard allowance for resident doctors.
They have also requested the authorities for decreasing the number of contractual posts for doctors in hospitals and promoting more Regular posts for the same on a yearly basis and increasing the tenure of existing Ad-hoc posts for a minimum of 6 months.
Further, they have also urged the authorities to amend the Residency Scheme of 1992, streamlining NEET PG entrance exam, and constitution of an apex medical body for controlling medical education, so that discrepancies between decision making can be avoided.
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Referring to this, the association mentioned in its recent release, "In continuation of our endeavours towards resident welfare, our newly elected team has prepared a comprehensive 10-point docket (attached herewith) aimed at improving the overall well-being of residents in our community. We have already submitted these points to the Honourable Union Health Minister and DGHS India, and now we are soliciting the support of all fellow medical organizations who share our commitment to resident welfare, across the country."
Giving a call to all the other medical organizations working in the country, the association mentioned, "We understand that addressing these issues will require a united effort, and we are inviting all medical organizations to come forward and join us in pushing through these points. Together, we can make a real difference in the lives of residents in our community."
"We respectfully invite IMA, IMA-JDN, DMA, NMO, AIIMS RDA, FAIMA, AIMSA, UDFA and many others to stand together for this purpose. We believe that by collating resources together, we can send a message of enormous unity and solidarity. Unity of doctors has been a point of concern in the past and it's time we work together to make resident welfare our top priority," it added.
"We shall be sending personal invitations to all the major associations requesting for the same, very soon and we look forward to working together to improve the working conditions of residents in our country. We are hopeful of a positive response and thank you and all concerned, in advance for the support," the release further read.
BREAKING!! At a press conference today at RML Hospital, FORDA calls on major organizations to join forces to tackle a 10-point docket and unite the medical community!
Let’s fight together for resident welfare and be a force to reckon with. pic.twitter.com/m9UOZr9bvi
— FORDA INDIA (@FordaIndia) January 24, 2023
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