Seven MBBS students of the Thiruvananthapuram Government Medical College had sought permission to wear attire covering their heads while in operation theatre.
Indian Medical Association says a patient is the most significant person in hospitals and operation theatres and existing globally accepted protocol should be followed there without fail to ensure their safety
Attacks on medical professionals are on the rise in India and doctors are demanding protection. Many say the problem is rooted in the nation's troubled health care system.
The Kerala cabinet is expected to float an ordinance amending hospital protection law when it meets on Wednesday, days after awoman house surgeon was murdered by an alleged drug addict she was attending to.The proposed Hospital Protection Act .