MAM condemns attack on doctor - calls for security

The Medical Association has called for increased security at health centres after a doctor was attacked at Paola health centre yesterday.

The association condemned the aggression and said it appreciated the Health Division’s efforts to increase security at health centres, in particular the one at Paola, and that the police had acted against the individual concerned.

"However MAM is still not satisfied with the current security arrangements, and unless the situation is rectified as soon as possible, MAM may be forced to direct its members not to provide services to those health centres where security is not considered adequate."

The MAM said most people appreciated that health centres were undermanned and that individual doctors could not be blamed for this situation.

"It would be a great pity if the service would be conditioned by a handful of undisciplined clients," the association said.