The Professions Supplementary to Medicine(PSM’s),Para Medical Officers and Nursing Officers numbering 45,000 attach to government hospitals are due to launch an island wide token strike tomorrow(01) by demanding solutions for six of their service demands the Joint Council of Nurses-Professions Supplementary To Medicine(PSM’s)- and Para Medical -Services has said.
However the health professionals in the Lady Ridgway Childrens,De Soyza Maternity,Castle Street Maternity,Maharagama Cancer,Mahamodara Teaching and Peradeniya Children’s Hospitals are not participating the strike due to humanitarian reasons the Joint Council has stressed.
The strike will begin 7 a.m tomorrow(01) and concludes 7 a.m on Saturday(02) and emergency services of hospitals will be maintained during the strike period the striking health professional have said.