\'Staatshospitale nie geraak deur leerlingdokters se afwesigheid\'
Die Minister van Gesondheid en Maatskaplike Dienste (MoHSS), dr. Kalumbi Shangula, het wat blykbaar \'n afwysende reaksie gegee is oor die ministerie se planne om die voortdurende spanning met mediese interns aan te spreek oor hul eise vir verbeterde werksomstandighede by die staatshospitaal waar hulle opleiding is.
Die leerlingdokters het, na aanleiding van regsvoorligting van hul prokureur, Wilbard Kagola, standaardwerkure van 08:00 tot 17:00 vanaf gister aanvaar.
Op \'n vraag oor hoe hierdie verandering die funksionaliteit van die Katutura Staatshospitaal en Windhoek Sentrale Hospitaal sal beïnvloed, het die minister van gesondheid verduidelik dat elke hospitaal op \'n goedgekeurde personeelstaat funksioneer, wat die vereiste aantal dokters en ander werknemers spesifiseer wat nodig is om dienste aan die publiek te lewer .
“Nie alle hospitale het interns nie, nietemin, hulle funksioneer steeds saam met die personeel in hul instansie”, sê Shangula.
Tydens hul optog na die kantoor van die Eerste Minister het die interns kommer uitgespreek oor die behandeling van siek pasiënte alleen en om lang ure te werk sonder ondersteuning van mediese beamptes of toesighouers.
Shangula het in sy antwoord ook bygevoeg dat wanneer \'n groep interns gradueer, daar \'n gaping is totdat die nuwe inname kom. \"Elke hospitaal sal sy arbeidsmag aanpas om te verseker dat dienslewering nie geraak word nie. Interns sal voortgaan met hul praktiese opleiding gedurende ure wat deur die Arbeidswet van 2007 bepaal word.\"
Drastiese loonverlagings
In \'n petisie wat aan premier Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila gelewer is, het leerlingdokters verskeie griewe uiteengesit, en die Ministerie van Gesondheid daarvan beskuldig dat hulle nie oortyd betaal nie, salarisverlagings oplê, ongesonde werksomstandighede handhaaf en beleide afdwing wat arbeidswette oortree.
Die leerlinge het ook sommige mediese beamptes daarvan beskuldig dat hulle doelbewus hul handtekeninge vir lisensies weerhou en hulle gedwing het om opleiding in verskeie hospitaalafdelings te herhaal. Daarbenewens het hulle die praktyk beklemtoon om internskappe na twee jaar te verleng, wat gelei het tot \'n drastiese vermindering van hul maandelikse toelae van N$28 165,34 tot N$2 244,00, met geen nuwe kontrakte wat onderteken is nie.
Shangula het egter die leerlinge verseker dat die ministerie aktief betrokke is by relevante belanghebbendes om te verseker dat alle partye betrokke is om oplossings te vind.
The Minister of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, has offered what appears to be a dismissive response regarding the ministry\'s plans to address the ongoing tensions with medical interns over their demands for improved working conditions at the state hospital where they are training.
The trainee doctors, following legal guidance from their lawyer, Wilbard Kagola, have adopted standard working hours of 08:00 to 17:00 as of yesterday.
When asked how this change would impact the functionality of Katutura State Hospital and Windhoek Central Hospital, the health minister explained that each hospital operates based on an approved staff establishment, which specifies the required number of doctors and other employees needed to deliver services to the public.
“ Not all hospitals have interns, nonetheless, they still function with the staff in their establishment”, says Shangula.
During their march to the Office of the Prime Minister, the interns raised concerns about treating sick patients alone and working long hours without support from medical officers or supervisors.
Shangula in his response also added that when a group of interns graduates, there is a gap until the new intake arrives. \"Each hospital will adjust its workforce to ensure service delivery is not affected. Interns will continue their practical training during hours set by the Labour Act of 2007\".
Drastic pay cuts
In a petition delivered to Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, trainee doctors outlined several grievances, accusing the Ministry of Health of not paying overtime, imposing salary cuts, maintaining unhealthy working conditions, and enforcing policies that violate labor laws.
The trainees also accused some medical officers of deliberately withholding their signatures for licenses and forcing them to repeat training in various hospital departments. Additionally, they highlighted the practice of extending internships beyond two years, resulting in a drastic reduction of their monthly allowance from N$28,165.34 to N$2,244.00, with no new contracts signed.
Shangula, however, assured the trainees that the ministry is actively engaging with relevant stakeholders to ensure all parties are involved in finding solutions.
Die leerlingdokters het, na aanleiding van regsvoorligting van hul prokureur, Wilbard Kagola, standaardwerkure van 08:00 tot 17:00 vanaf gister aanvaar.
Op \'n vraag oor hoe hierdie verandering die funksionaliteit van die Katutura Staatshospitaal en Windhoek Sentrale Hospitaal sal beïnvloed, het die minister van gesondheid verduidelik dat elke hospitaal op \'n goedgekeurde personeelstaat funksioneer, wat die vereiste aantal dokters en ander werknemers spesifiseer wat nodig is om dienste aan die publiek te lewer .
“Nie alle hospitale het interns nie, nietemin, hulle funksioneer steeds saam met die personeel in hul instansie”, sê Shangula.
Tydens hul optog na die kantoor van die Eerste Minister het die interns kommer uitgespreek oor die behandeling van siek pasiënte alleen en om lang ure te werk sonder ondersteuning van mediese beamptes of toesighouers.
Shangula het in sy antwoord ook bygevoeg dat wanneer \'n groep interns gradueer, daar \'n gaping is totdat die nuwe inname kom. \"Elke hospitaal sal sy arbeidsmag aanpas om te verseker dat dienslewering nie geraak word nie. Interns sal voortgaan met hul praktiese opleiding gedurende ure wat deur die Arbeidswet van 2007 bepaal word.\"
Drastiese loonverlagings
In \'n petisie wat aan premier Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila gelewer is, het leerlingdokters verskeie griewe uiteengesit, en die Ministerie van Gesondheid daarvan beskuldig dat hulle nie oortyd betaal nie, salarisverlagings oplê, ongesonde werksomstandighede handhaaf en beleide afdwing wat arbeidswette oortree.
Die leerlinge het ook sommige mediese beamptes daarvan beskuldig dat hulle doelbewus hul handtekeninge vir lisensies weerhou en hulle gedwing het om opleiding in verskeie hospitaalafdelings te herhaal. Daarbenewens het hulle die praktyk beklemtoon om internskappe na twee jaar te verleng, wat gelei het tot \'n drastiese vermindering van hul maandelikse toelae van N$28 165,34 tot N$2 244,00, met geen nuwe kontrakte wat onderteken is nie.
Shangula het egter die leerlinge verseker dat die ministerie aktief betrokke is by relevante belanghebbendes om te verseker dat alle partye betrokke is om oplossings te vind.
The Minister of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, has offered what appears to be a dismissive response regarding the ministry\'s plans to address the ongoing tensions with medical interns over their demands for improved working conditions at the state hospital where they are training.
The trainee doctors, following legal guidance from their lawyer, Wilbard Kagola, have adopted standard working hours of 08:00 to 17:00 as of yesterday.
When asked how this change would impact the functionality of Katutura State Hospital and Windhoek Central Hospital, the health minister explained that each hospital operates based on an approved staff establishment, which specifies the required number of doctors and other employees needed to deliver services to the public.
“ Not all hospitals have interns, nonetheless, they still function with the staff in their establishment”, says Shangula.
During their march to the Office of the Prime Minister, the interns raised concerns about treating sick patients alone and working long hours without support from medical officers or supervisors.
Shangula in his response also added that when a group of interns graduates, there is a gap until the new intake arrives. \"Each hospital will adjust its workforce to ensure service delivery is not affected. Interns will continue their practical training during hours set by the Labour Act of 2007\".
Drastic pay cuts
In a petition delivered to Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, trainee doctors outlined several grievances, accusing the Ministry of Health of not paying overtime, imposing salary cuts, maintaining unhealthy working conditions, and enforcing policies that violate labor laws.
The trainees also accused some medical officers of deliberately withholding their signatures for licenses and forcing them to repeat training in various hospital departments. Additionally, they highlighted the practice of extending internships beyond two years, resulting in a drastic reduction of their monthly allowance from N$28,165.34 to N$2,244.00, with no new contracts signed.
Shangula, however, assured the trainees that the ministry is actively engaging with relevant stakeholders to ensure all parties are involved in finding solutions.
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