letter to the editor

THIS WAS A LETTER THAT I HAD SENT TO METRONOW A DAILY IN DELHI WITH REGARDS TO A PARTICULAR ARTICLE THAT HAD APPEARED IN THEIR PAPER....UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS NOT PUBLISHED..........



Dear Metro Now,
It is quite commendable that no act of negligence goes unnoticed by your reporters & that you bring it to all your readers( AIIMS doctors leave towel in lady's stomach- Friday,10.08.07).
On that note i would like to bring to light that only the doctor is not responsible inside the operation theatre.There are nurses and other assistants who are also present to make sure all materials (like swabs,towels,etc) are counted before the start & end of the operation.So its not just a one man show!
On the same note i would like to ask why doctors are portrayed so grimly??Why don't you do an article on how many lives are saved by the doctors each day?!
With the inhuman working conditions, time constraints, extreme work load, mounting pressure of consumer protection acts & legal proceedings and newspapers after their lives its a wonder medicine is still one of the most sought after professions!!