MEDICS at Didim State Hospital have condemned an incident in which an emergency room doctor was verbally and physically assaulted at the A and E unit.

They briefly walked out and gave a statement to the press in light of the incident which occurred on the night of August 13.

It is understood the emergency room duty doctor was attacked verbally and physically by relatives of a patient. 

The medics’ union condemned the incident in their joint press release.

Last year the Ministry of Health sais there was over 10,000 cases of violence reported against medics and doctors in the line of their duty.

The press release added: “Health professionals working in the tourist resort of Didim and several times during the summer the same staff serve a growing population of devoted day and night to present the bunch. 

“The emergency room receives close to 1,000 patients a day. These difficult conditions and intensive work of health personnel is also unacceptable exposure to violence and insults.

“We at Didim State Hospital as a staff do not accept violence in the health care environment and we will never allow these events to be ordinary and usual.”

The health workers broke up peacefully after the conclusion of the reading of the press release.