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
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): The Nursing Superintendent of Delhi government-run Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (GIPMER) on Wednesday apologised for issuing a circular that barred nursing staff from conversing in Malayalam and advised them to use only Hindi and English. The superintendent said the circular was misinterpreted.
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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GB Pant nurses’ association president Liladhar Ramchandani claimed the notice was issued in pursuance of a complaint sent by a patient to a senior officer in the health department