The nurses are posted on Nehru Hospital Extension on roster basis after exemption on the basis of age, chronic illnesses, differently able etc. They are provided all the possible facilities such as accommodation, transport, food etc. In present scenario,They will be posted in NHE for 7 days with 5 days off and their duty shifts had been reduced to 6 hourly daily in NHE to make them comfortable. In addition to that the DPGI has ordered to review the present deployment of nurses in NHE with in a month period. In addition Prof Ashok Kumar Chairman Nurses Deployment Committee had also asked to review the roster after three weeks.
The present Union General Secretary , Mr Satyaveer Singh Dagur and his wife are even exempted from the COVID 19 duties. He represents the association which is not a recognized Nurses Union. Moreover in these challenging times in the hospital there are two to three nurses union, which are not recognized, that have become functional in the hospital. The Unions/ Associations are creating lot of obstruction in management of ever-increasing COVID19 patient load in the hospital, which is taking care of paients not only from UT but also from the neighboring three states. The present admitted patients in NHE are approximately 280 and the PGIMER administration is providing them the appropriate care.
