With the doctors not returning to work, functioning of the OPDs and general wards in the government and the civic hospitals are likely to be affected today as well.
“The OPDs in KEM, Sion and Nair hospitals have not yet become fully operational. Some doctors are managing them but it has increased the waiting period for patients,” Dr Avinash Supe, dean of KEM Hospital
Asked about the striking doctors resuming duty, Supe said, “Very few have returned to work. Hence, full medical services will not be available immediately.”
After the court order, the Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) late last night appealed to the striking medical practitioners to join duty.
After holding a meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis yesterday, the doctors decided to wait for a copy of the minutes before taking a call on joining duty.
In a bid to end the strike, Fadnavis proposed setting up a panel to resolve security issues in state-run hospitals.
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