Punjab to deploy security guards at all govt hospitals, says PCMSA

Punjab Civil Medical Services Association (PCMSA) has said that the state government has agreed in principle to deploy security…

Italy faces calls for hospital security crackdown after assaults on doctors

Italy's government is facing calls from health workers to send the army to protect public hospitals, after a string of assaults…

Central Government approves 25% increase in security at hospitals

Amid nationwide protests by resident doctors, sparked by the tragic rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar…

New legislation allows sheriffs office to hire private security for guarding hospitalised inmates

A new legislation makes it legal for sheriff's offices in Oklahoma to hire private security companies to guard inmates in the…

After Delhi hospital tragedy, minister's big order on fire safety equipment

Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj has said that fire safety equipment will be made compulsory in every hospital irrespective…

Union Health Ministry issues advisory to states, UTs on preventing hospital fires during summer

With temperatures rising across the country, the Union Health Ministry and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) have…

Chandigarh: CITCO hotels operating sans fire safety certificate

Various hotels and establishments under Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation Limited (CITCO) are operating…

Rules for implementing Fire Fighting Services Act 1984 yet to be approved in HP

Most of the buildings, including both government and private-owned, in Himachal Pradesh have not got the no-objection certificate…

Noida fire safety audit finds 85 hospitals in the red

Of the 170-odd hospitals in Gautam Budh Nagar, at least 85 are flouting fire safety norms, a recent round of inspections by the…

Doctors seek reinstatement of private security at Centre-run LHMC

The removal of marshals and bouncers from the Centre-run Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) and associated hospitals upon…

Karnataka govt to conduct fire safety audit in 166 government hospitals

The Karnataka government has instructed officials to conduct a fire safety audit in 166 district and taluk government hospitals…

Portugal security association cautions on security guard shortage

In a statement, the Association of Security Companies (AES) has called on the Directorate-General for Health (DGS) to reduce the…