The recent high-profile murder of a doctor by a patient in a Kerala hospital has prompted the state government to introduce tougher jail terms for assaulting medical workers, but critics say the measures are woefully inadequate.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 07 June 2023
India's doctors are demanding greater protection against escalating levels of violence from patients and their families during the Covid-19 pandemic.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 01 July 2021
Incidents of violence, harassment and bullying towards nurses in India regularly hit the headlines, but commentators hope that new draft government guidelines designed to improve working conditions in the healthcare sector could help tackle the problem.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 12 September 2022
