The decision was taken on Monday at a meeting held by public health officials at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Sion. “There has to be division of responsibility.”Over the last three years, there have been several incidents of resident doctors being assaulted by patients’ relatives, accusing them of negligence. Last week, two resident doctors at Sir JJ Hospital were beaten by relatives after a patient’s death. “The system is allowing doctors to hold a private practice but that doesn’t mean their attention should be away from the public hospital,” Kundan said. “There needs to be a centre within the hospital to screen patients, so emergency patients are taken up first,” Kundan added.

Source: Hindustan Times May 30, 2018 19:30 UTC