Health Ministry Directs Heads of Institutions to File FIRs Within 6 Hours in Cases of Violence Against Doctors
16 Aug 2024 • Union Health Ministry has directed that the Head of Institution will be responsible for filing an Institutional FIR within a maximum of 6 hours in case of violence against Doctors.
In the memorandum issued today, the Union Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said: “In the event of any violence against any health care worker while on duty, the Head of Institution shall be responsible for filing an Institutional FIR within a maximum of 6 hours of the incident.”
The DGHS also said that all Central Government hospitals should maintain a registry of such incidents and bring it to the notice of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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