doctorstrike

Walk-in interv­iews of 1000 doctor­s, from Public Servic­e Commis­sion, to be held on Monday & Tuesda­y.

Medics to boycott emergency ward attendance if coerced.

Incident occurred when news team tried reporting on elderly patients.

CM asks doctors to unconditionally call off strike in 24 hours.

Army accepts provincial government's request to send in 150 doctors.

Force patients to crowd emergency departments for check-up.

‘We condemn those who called the strike and we condemn the govt’s indifference’.

Late night talks between doctors and government bear no fruit.

YDA spokesman says doctors determined not to back down.

PMA calls meeting of all doctors’ associations on Wednesday.

Association to consider assembly blockade, strike at emergency wards.

Insiders say Health Department is waiting to see how PMA swings.

Punjab govt to withdraw suspension orders of senior doctors within two days.

The workers had boycotted their duties in the OPD for the past 10 days.

Police raid camp, arrest eight union members.

Demands include raise in pay, special packages, allowances and new hostels.

Police given three days to arrest the responsible doctors.

Doctors of the Young Doctors Association shall not go to work at the outpatient departments and operation theatres.

Despite several meetings with the Sindh government – the doctor’s demands have not been met.

YDA gives police till 10am on Sunday to take action.

Family claims medical negligence; doctors say death natural, police refuse to register case against family.

Lahore High Court orders continuation of relief allowance till May 19.

YDA will boycott work but emergencies and operation theatres will remain open.

Provincial govt states lack of funds, doctors deem violation of right.

Conflicting viewpoints between the permanent and temporary staff.

‘The PMDC should take action against doctors who had gone on strike’.

YDA Pakistan says it will oppose strike at teaching hospitals.

Patients suffer as doctors protest at Polyclinc Hospital.

Govt announces Rs5.2 billion pay package for health workers.

Committee’s proposal described as falling short of demands.

Provincial health minister says strike is no solution, people suffering as a result.

Doctor­s have mixed sentim­ents regard­ing the propos­itions to their demand­s.

Doctors demand that their hospitals stay under the federal government.

Speakers express support for demands, differ on young doctors’ strategies.

OPDs and operation theatres at all the major hospitals of the provincial capital remained closed.

This will make our jobs insecure and deprive us from all perks and privileges: doctor.

Doctors refuse to attend patients as the deadline for fulfilment of their demands ends.

Young Doctors’ Association also planning long march, sit-in at CM Secretariat.

Doctors say ministry has not disclosed proposed draft that it formulated to fulfil their demands.

Govt spokesman says negotiations ‘fruitful’, progress being made.

YDA-Punjab would convene a meeting to decide whether or not to resume its strike if meeting not called.

Meeting held between YDA representatives, committee set up by chief minister.

YDA Sindh has withdrawn strike call at government hospitals.

Young doctors boycotted their duties at the Out-Patient Departments in Nawabshah, Hyderabad and Jamshoro.

Spokes­man doubts Punjab could afford salari­es starti­ng at Rs75,000 per month.

New scale-structures for young doctors have been approved along with the regularization of contract employees.

Major demands made by YDA Islamabad have been provisionally approved by the Prime Minister.

PM Gilani also assure­d the house that all contra­ct doctor­s will be regula­rized.

Deaths due to negligence are, tragically, not that unusual at our hospitals.

Doctors hope the issues will be resolved for good.