Lucknow: Patients clash with docs at KGMU

Lucknow: Patient care services at Gandhi ward of King George's Medical University were suspended for more than four hours here on Thursday afternoon after junior doctors clashed with attendants.

The case relates to Shiv Nandan Lal, a native of Madiaon area who was admitted to KGMU on Wednesday. He was referred from a private hospital in Niralanagar. The patient was in the treatment of Dr K K Chawlani and was shifted to Gandhi ward on Thursday morning.

As per reports, the patient’s condition deteriorated at around 8.30am. The junior doctors were called but the patient died. Attendants alleged that delay on the part of resident doctors led to the patient's death, while junior doctors denied the claim.

In no time, the dispute turned into a clash where both the sides bashed up each other. Later, junior doctors threatened to go on a flash strike but they were counseled by the hospital administration. Eventually, both sides lodged a complaint against each other in the Chowk police station.