SA’s largest public-service union, amid a pandemic reliant on its front-line staff, says the council has become an obstacle to transformation
The largest public-service union in the country, the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union has called for the overhaul of the SA Nursing Council , saying it has become a stumbling block to the transformation of the nursing profession.
She said the government should place nurses at the epicentre of efforts to transform the public healthcare system as the country battles the Covid-19 pandemic. She also said the coronavirus outbreak calls for the government to prioritise transforming the sector and to ensure there are enough human resources to provide quality healthcare services.
Covid-19 has infected nearly 11,000 and killed 206 in SA. On May 6, health minister Zweli Mkhize announced that 511 health workers had tested positive for Covid-19, 26 of those were hospitalised, while a nurse and a doctor have lost their lives to the virus.“The cuts in government spending have led to the freezing of vacant posts, lack of infrastructure development, and poor healthcare services,” said Xulu.
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