Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government is aware about the survey conducted by the Indian Medical Association on consultant specialist doctors that has revealed a frightening series of violence against doctors with as high as 80 per cent of doctors having faced some degree of violence or aggression from patients and their relatives across the country; and
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reports of such incidents, hospital-wise?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE
(FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)
(a) & (b): Indian Medical Association (IMA) through e-mail informed that data available to IMA shows that more than 80% of the doctors have faced some degree of physical/mental/violence/aggression from the patients or their relatives during medical practice across the country. IMA has further informed that these figures are evenly distributed in Government Sector, Private Sector, Hospitals, Nursing Homes as well as clinics.
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