Srinagar: Resident doctors of Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) on Wednesday evening suspended the strike after five days.
A statement issued by the resident doctors association (RDA) said that in In view of the order issued by director SKIMS SIMS 301 01(02)/18/666/69 issued on 16 May, signifying that pay hike for PG residents shall be applied soon and necessary orders will be issued within 2-3 days, the RDA decided to suspend the strike for the time being,
Director SKIMS, Prof Omar Javed Shah said that all routine services of the institute would resume with immediate effect as today they had hired first lot of junior residents but the resumption of duties by existing residents will help “streamline patient care immediately,” he said.
RDA has thanked director SKIMS for “tireless efforts” and hoped that he would pave way for getting their demands addressed.
SKIMS resident doctors had been on strike since Saturday, resulting in massive inconvenience to the patients.
