Central government doctors have rebutted a health ministry claim that they work at most for 40 hours a week, saying their work hours often add up to 100 or even 120 hours a week. ShutterstockCentral government doctors have rebutted a health ministry claim that they work at most for 40 hours a week, saying their work hours often add up to 100 or even 120 hours a week. A resident doctor at the Safdarjung Hospital said that such inhuman work pressure is an invitation to medical negligence. There is a paucity of doctors and staff at the hospitals, because of which the resident doctors are overburdened,” he said. The government should regulate the work hours to ensure that the doctors provide quality care.”

Source: The Telegraph January 07, 2019 08:13 UTC