House Surgeons Of Cuttack SCBMCH Threaten Cease-Work Stir After Face-Off With Nurses

Cuttack: Patient care was affected at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Odisha’s Cuttack city on Tuesday following a face-off between House Surgeons and nursing staff.

House Surgeons and nursing staff staged separate dharna near the office of the hospital Superintendent after altercation between them assumed a serious shape.

Accusing the nursing staff of misbehaving with them, the House Surgeons threatened to resort to cease work stir from Wednesday if the authorities fail to settle the issue.

Countering the allegation, members of the nursing department also accused the House Surgeons of ill-treating them over some trivial issue at the hospital.

House Surgeons at SCB Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack announce cease-work from tomorrow following conflict with Nursing Staff.

Speaking on the issue, hospital Superintendent Dr Sudhanshu Sekhar Mishra said the conflict apparently cropped because of shortage of staff. Everyone is over-burdened because of staff shortage and steps are being taken to resolve the issue as soon as possible, he said.