As part of efforts to create safe working conditions for health workers, Code Grey protocol will be implemented in all hospitals, Health Minister Veena George has said.
She was inaugurating a children’s HDU (High Dependency Unit) oxygen ward at Government Victoria Hospital and a hub-and-spoke model microbiology lab at District Hospital.
“Attacks on health-care professionals will not be tolerated and legal protection including maximum penalty and imprisonment will be ensured to prevent such incidents. The protocol involves extensive procedures to prevent and manage violence. An emergency warning system will also be part of it and at present, safety audits are being conducted in hospitals for this,” she said.
