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In a bid to strengthen legal protection for medical workers and create safe working conditions, enhanced security measures have been introduced in hospitals across Nur-Sultan. This decision comes in response to an increase in cases of aggression and attacks on medical staff, not only from patients but also from their relatives in the hospital.
Twenty-four-hour police guard posts have been established in six hospitals in the city, including three adult multi-profile city hospitals, City Children's Hospital No.2, and two republican clinics. The police officers are primarily stationed in the reception areas, providing a constant presence that reduces stress levels for doctors, allowing them to focus on providing patient care.
The medical community has welcomed this security innovation. Kadyr Zharsabayev, Deputy Head of the Public Health Department, stated that the measures aim to strengthen legal protection for medical workers and create safe working conditions. He added that this is a temporary but necessary measure aimed at preventing threats to the health and lives of medical workers.
The reception area of the hospital receives around 400 individuals daily with various injuries and conditions. The patients are attended to through a Triage sorting system, with each patient having their own priority level. Despite the high volume of patients, the presence of police officers has not disrupted the smooth running of the hospital.
This move follows an extraordinary incident in the Kostanai region where a surgeon was severely beaten by a patient after completing a complex operation, resulting in the medic losing consciousness and being hospitalized in intensive care with a critical condition. This high-profile case served as an additional impetus for strengthening security measures in hospitals.
Authorities are also working to raise the level of legal awareness among the population and implement additional protective mechanisms for healthcare personnel. They are collaborating with local law enforcement and community leaders to address underlying causes of aggression towards medical staff.
While global concerns have been reported about violence against healthcare workers, especially in conflict or humanitarian crisis zones, there is no direct, specific information available about an increase in aggression and attacks on medical staff in Nur-Sultan hospitals. For more detailed insight into the local situation, consider accessing regional news sources, official Kazakh health ministry releases, or WHO regional reports.
- To improve the working conditions of medical professionals and combat increasing medical-conditions related violence, enhanced security, such as 24-hour police presence, has been implemented in general-news sectors like hospitals across Nur-Sultan.
- The implementation of these security measures, including police guard posts in medical facilities, is aimed at reducing stress levels for medical workers involved in health-and-wellness services, allowing them to focus on treating patients without distractions like crime-and-justice incidents.
- The transition towards safer working conditions in hospitals comes after high-profile cases of violent attacks on medical staff, like the severe beating of a surgeon in Kostanai, which has underscored the need for heightened security in the medical-conditions sector.
