Following the sit-in protest by the staff nurses at the Government Medical College Hospital in Tiruppur, a group of the protesting nurses met Collector S. Vineeth on Friday regarding their grievances. Nine nurses submitted the petition, to which the Collector promised action, said C. Geetha, a staff nurse at the hospital and State treasurer of Tamil Nadu Government Nurses Association. The staff nurses began their protest at 1 p.m. on Thursday, which extended till midnight. Speaking to mediapersons on Thursday, Dr. Murugesan alleged that the nurses had not approached him on their grievances. The hospital administration had launched an inquiry into complaints from patients regarding “rough behaviour” of some of the nurses, which might have triggered the protest, he further claimed.

Source: The Hindu August 13, 2021 18:55 UTC