Doctors’ body seeks cap on duty hours, flags 36-hour shifts for Telangana resident PG doctors

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The Healthcare Reforms Doctors Association (HRDA), Telangana, has written to the Director of Medical Education (DME) seeking the implementation of regulated work hours for nonmigratory post-graduate doctors, elder residents, and interns crossed authorities and backstage aesculapian colleges successful the State.

In a missive dated May 1, the relation highlighted concerns implicit prolonged and excessive moving hours, stating that galore nonmigratory doctors are routinely subjected to work shifts extending up to 24 to 36 hours without capable play offs. “This inclination is prevalent crossed respective institutions, starring to terrible fatigue, intelligence stress, and burnout among aesculapian trainees,” it said.

Published - May 02, 2026 12:35 americium IST

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