In response to a recent violent attack on a doctor, Tamil Nadu is set to enhance security in government hospitals by introducing metal detectors, bag scanners, and a tagging system for patient attendants.

As promised by Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian, all government medical colleges, district headquarters hospitals, and taluk hospitals will gradually implement a tag system for patient attendants.

The decision comes in response to a recent attack on Dr. Balaji, a senior oncologist at Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital (KCSSH), who was stabbed by the son of a cancer patient.

Government doctors staged demonstrations across Tamil Nadu condemning the assault on a senior medical oncologist at Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital (KCSSH) and demanded safety and security measures for doctors and hospital premises.

Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian announced that a tag system for patient attendants will be introduced in a phased manner across all government medical colleges, district headquarters hospitals, and taluk hospitals. This decision follows an ...

The strike by the members of the Indian Medical Association and Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association has not affected the medical services to the patients at the government facility, an official said.

A day after a senior medical oncologist was attacked by a patient’s son inside the Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital (KCSSH), Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma. Subramanian on Thursday (November 14,