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Hospital atrocities prevention Bill mooted

Agartala, Jun 18, 2012 : Tripura is all set to table a bill for preventing rising incidents of atrocities on medical personnel in hospitals and healthcare institutions. The cabinet is expected to take a decision in this regard on Tuesday, said Tapan Chakraborty, Minister for Health and family Welfare. 

The minister stated that incidents of assault on doctors, nurses and other hospital staff had taken an ominous turn for the last few months.

Necessary formalities for the ‘Prevention of Atrocities on Medical Personnel Bill’ had already been finalized. Stating that the government was peeved at assaults and intimidations against the healthcare facilities, Chakraborty said on Sunday that the cabinet would have to approve the proposal before bringing it to the assembly. 

The Bill had got penal provisions for people accused of committing rampage and assaults in hospitals, nursing homes and other private healthcare institutions, added the minister.

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