Assaults on Doctors Expose Deepening Crisis in IIOJK’s Healthcare System - Kashmir Media Service

Assaults on doctors expose deepening crisis in IIOJK’s healthcare system - Kashmir Media Service

Srinagar: Assault on a resident doctor at Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) Hospital in Srinagar, Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, has triggered a storm of protests, allegations and counter-allegations. According to Kashmir Media Service, the incident lays bare a deepening crisis in IIOJK’s healthcare system – a frayed bond of trust between doctors and patients. . On July 21, a patient, merely around 40 years of age, lost life in Distr…

‘We kept working even after the assault, emergency was not shut’: Resident SMHS doctors decry attack, 'defamation' - The Kashmiriyat

Resident doctors at Government Medical College Srinagar broke their silence on Wednesday, a day after one of their colleagues was allegedly assaulted by a patient’s relative inside the emergency ward of SMHS Hospital. In a detailed statement released to the The Kashmiriyat, the resident doctors said the incident occurred at around midnight on July 22 […]

Helpless Patients Left in Lurch as Doctors’ Strike Halts SMHS Hospital Services - Daily Good Morning Kashmir

Attendant assaults doctor after patient’s death, family alleges medical negligence Healthcare services at SMHS Hospital came to a grinding halt as doctors went on strike, leaving patients in distress. Tensions escalated when an attendant allegedly assaulted a physician following a patient’s death, with the family accusing the hospital of medical negligence. The incident has sparked outrage, raising concerns over patient care and staff safety ami…