Dr.Srinivasa Raju

as almost  1,200 post-graduate students, 1,000 interns and 200 super speciality students participating in the strike, ward duties, out-patient services as well as elective surgeries in all government hospitals have been near paralysed for 10 days now. The emergency and trauma services have not been boycotted by the junior doctors. The AP Junior Doctors Association (JUDA) warned that the strike will not be called off until the government gives them a written consent stating that all their demands will be met. Demands: Timely payment and hike in stipends, deployment of special protection force at the hospitals, provisions of emergency, medical and lab infrastructure in hospitals, and reduction in compulsory rural service from three years to one year are among their demands. The government had released an additional amount of Rs. 34.12 crore to disburse their stipends and that adequate provisions are also being made to ensure timely payment of the stipends.

when ever any unfortunate mischap happened in our medical profession,every doctor should act in a calm & composed manner with the help of able medico-legal advocate or expert and local IMA executive. the doctor has to keep all relevant medical records - OP sheet,medical and diagnostic findings report copy, admission or treatment sheet,informed consent, operation or procedure  notes, discharge summary,bill receipts,etc.. All negligence cases must be evaluated by expert medical committee before filing any cases against the doctor. with out expert committee report the police authorities has no power to file criminal cases against the doctor.(as per supreme court judgment ) Under medical protection ACT 11 of 2008, ( PUBLISHED ON 22-4-08 IN A.P. GAZETTE.) the police must arrest and file cases under cognizable offence sections against the persons who -trespassed the duties of doctor and his hospital staff.