The nursing superintendent of GB Pant Hospital in New Delhi has apologised for issuing a controversial circular that barred nursing staff from speaking in Malayalam on duty, saying he had “no intentio
The hospital had withdrawn the circular on Sunday, saying it was issued “without any instruction or knowledge of the hospital administration and the Delhi government”.
A hospital’s misplaced priorities
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June 10, 2021 00:41 IST
The notice by GB Pant Hospital to its staff against the use of Malayalam was in poor taste
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Nurses walk to a Covid-19 ward at Ramaiah Medical College hospital in Bengaluru on June 8, 2021. | Photo Credit:
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The notice by GB Pant Hospital to its staff against the use of Malayalam was in poor taste
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