In response to the strike, AIIMS implemented a contingency plan, suspending all elective admissions and temporarily closing walk-in registrations in the OPD.”OPD services will function on a restricted basis w.e.f. 12.08.2024 till such time that normalcy is restored. Only those patients who are having prior appointment (New as well follow up) will be registered in the moming OPD’s. For afternoon speciality clinics only follow up patients with prior appointment will be registered. OPD registration of all new patients will be restricted and will be done as per availability of faculty in the respective OPD as recommended by faculty of the concerned deptt/unition case to case basis. Walk-in registration for OPD patients (new & old) will be restricted,” the contingency plan outlined.The Resident Doctors’ Association (RDA) of AIIMS Delhi has issued six demands, including a CBI inquiry into the case, strict action against the culprits, adequate compensation for the victim’s family, the termination of the hospital’s principal and security in-charge, a written assurance from the Central Government for the implementation of the Central Protection Act for doctors, and the naming of a building or library in the institute after the victim.
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