GNDH nursing staff protest against assault on colleague

The employees at Guru Nanak Dev Hospital (GNDH) led by the Nursing Association held a protest against the assault on a staff nurse by the relatives of a patient admitted to the medicine ward of the hospital last evening.

The protesting staff sat outside the office of the Medical Superintendent, demanding better security arrangements in the hospital.

The nursing staff expressed their discontent, stating that they are there to serve the people, not to be subjected to physical abuse. They appealed to the hospital management to ensure proper safety measures for the staff and doctors, particularly female staff, to provide services in a secure environment.

The incident occurred late last evening when relatives of a female patient allegedly manhandled a female nurse posted in the ward.

During the protest, Director-Principal of Government Medical College, Dr Rajiv Devgan, and Medical Superintendent Dr Karamjit Singh, reached the spot and pacified the nursing staff. They described the incident as unfortunate and assured the staff that strict action would be taken against the culprits.

The Nursing Union demanded proper security and strict legal action against the perpetrators of the incident. Dr Devgan assured the staff that police action would be taken soon, and the culprits punished.

After this assurance, the employees called off their protest, conditional on receiving a copy of the FIR lodged against the culprits on the same day. They warned that if no action is taken, the protest would resume.