It's not just doctors, but patients, too, who depend on nurses — the caregivers, an important cog in the whole medical machinery. Hence, it came as quite a shock to the ill when nurses at the Sewri TB hospital allegedly harassed a few patients, including children, so much so that the six patients had to leave the hospital on Sunday.

Following this, civic officials held a surprise inspection, after which they suspended one nurse for misbehaviour, transferred three and issued notices to 10 others. After much pandemonium and protests, all six patients who had to leave were readmitted yesterday.