General Medical Services and Clinics at the Karapitiya and Mahamodara Hospitals were disrupted on February 24 due to a trade union action by the junior staff members. The protestors refrained from hospital duties after applying sick leave.
They protested over the junior staffers’ recruitment procedures.
Hospital sources said that although 1,100 junior staff members of the Karapitiya Hospital were scheduled to report for duty, only 350 had attended.