Alarmingly, over 78 per cent of the respondents reported being threatened while on duty.The study also painted a grim picture of workplace security and revealed that more than half of the respondents reported that they feel unsafe at work, particularly in state and central government medical colleges. The researchers included Dr Kartik Chadhar and Dr Jugal Kishore from the VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital along with Dr Richa Mishra, Dr Semanti Das, Dr Indra Shekhar Prasad and Dr Prakalp Gupta from AIIMS, New Delhi.”The existing duty rooms are grossly inadequate in providing the basic amenities and services such as regular cleaning, pest control, ventilation, room space, and air conditioning. A staggering majority of healthcare workers expressed deep dissatisfaction with the existing security measures in health institutions across India. Over 70 per cent felt security personnel were ineffective, and 62 per cent reported the emergency alarm system to be inadequate,” Dr Kishore stated.The survey said over 90 per cent of institutions lack proper screening for weapons or dangerous objects, and nearly three-fourths reported the absence of secure hospital boundaries.”These findings paint a dire picture of insufficient security in critical healthcare settings, putting both workers and patients at risk,” Dr Kishore added.
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