Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Jan 21: Medical Faculty Association (MFA), Medical Institutions of Kashmir today expressed their heartfelt sympathies with the family whose new born died in Lal Ded Hospital and at the same time hoped that the Resident Doctor on duty will not be victimized by the enquiry committee.
Discussing the ugly chain of events in Lal Ded Hospital (LDH), Srinagar which invited the wrath of all sections of the society, MFA members said they are pained at the demise of the newborn and the agony that the parents have gone through.
“History bears testimony to the fact that medical fraternity of the Valley has always stood the test of time braving all odds and hardships at the cost of their own family and children especially in the last 30 years of turmoil,” they said, adding the recent episode in Lal Ded Hospital needs to be analysed with an unbiased and pragmatic mindset.
They said it would be logical to take a holistic view of the matter rather than demonize the Resident Doctor on duty who may encounter difficult clinical situations where her judgement may falter leading to such misadventures. A clinical misjudgement is known in medical science and in no way connotes medical negligence, they added.
MFA hopes that broader committee constituted today by Principal of GMC Srinagar will highlight the deficiency of the Faculty and Residents at LD Hospital viz a viz work load and existing bed strength which the Government needs to ponder about. The Association hopes that the enquiry committee shall provide an opportunity to the Resident Doctor on duty to explain her position viz not following SOPs and ensure that she is not victimized.
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