1. FAIMA Urges End to VIP Culture in Hospitals Amid Rising Violence Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) has urged the Union Health Ministry to curb VIP culture and strengthen hospital security protocols, citing increasing incidents of violence against healthcare workers across the country. In one reported incident at a hospital in Prayagraj, lawyers allegedly assaulted doctors over delays in treating a lawyer who had been injured in a road accident around 6 AM.
While the lawyers claimed there were no doctors available at the time of admission and that communication with staff was inappropriate, a doctor and national spokesperson of FAIMA stated that the patient was managed as per standard protocols and that multiple patients were being treated simultaneously. The association has called for strict action against VIP interference in clinical decision-making and patient…
