Nurses
International Nurses Day: Nurses urged to stay strong in COVID fight
It has been a very tough year for nurses working at medical facilities, many of them saw how tens of thousands of people lost their lives due to COVID-19...
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'In a queue to die': SA nurses work in fear and exhaustion
Africa's worst-infected country may be over the peak of a deadly second wave of coronavirus, but a surge in patient numbers in recent weeks has left nurses drained.
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11,000 Limpopo nurses prepare to strike over roster changes amid COVID
There have been concerns over shortage of nurses in Limpopo, with the unions saying the province was failing to fill vacant positions.
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‘It's terrible to be out of breath’: Tygerberg nurse recalls COVID patient agony
Forty-nine-year-old Sister Cheryl Buys has spent the past 30 years nursing patients at the medical facility and now heads a ward dedicated to patients infected by the coronavirus.
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2 Mpumalanga nurses suspended after stillborn goes missing at Witbank Hospital
A 34-year-old mother was left traumatised when she was given the wrong baby after her own died.
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International Nurses Day: Thank you for the remarkable work you do
The importance of their contribution, while always critical, is more pronounced these days of course amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Doctors scared of medical schemes because of payment system, inquiry told
Lawyers that represent health professionals on Wednesday said their clients operated under stress when medical schemes investigated them, and they were scared of them.
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Denosa wants Motsoaledi to intervene over plans to retrench nurses
Denosa says Limpopo and Gauteng informed the nurses in December that it did not have funded posts for them.
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Nurses should be central to health system for NHI to succeed - Cosatu
Cosatu president Zingiswa Losi has called on Nehawu to be more vocal in raising issues affecting nurses, including the poor working conditions many are subjected to.
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Veteran Gauteng health workers feel underappreciated by public
Rose Ramahlafi has been practicing as a nurse for 44 years, spending the past 33 years training thousands of aspiring nurses.
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Denosa to give govt time to outline safety measures for nurses
The union has suspended its deadline to withdraw some of its members working in some areas of KwaZulu-Natal.
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'Security needs to be bolstered to protect nurses'
This week, nurses had to be escorted from a Grabouw Clinic following an outbreak of violent protests.
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MEC ‘won’t tolerate’ attacks against healthcare workers by patients
Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu says her department will work with the police to file criminal cases.
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GP nurses march to strengthen ties with communities
Gauteng nurses marched from the Helen Joseph Hospital to Campus Square in their white uniforms.
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‘NHIS will not be affected by disgruntled nurses’
Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says South Africa has no choice but to ensure that the scheme succeeds.
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Nurses need to understand labour laws - Health Dept
Nurses yesterday marched to the SA Nursing Council saying they’re overworked and underpaid.
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Nurses perceive government as the enemy
Hundreds of healthworkers marched yesterday against apparent unbearable working conditions & unfair pay.
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Nurses demand respect from govt
They says its time govt took them seriously & stopped making them look bad in the public’s eyes.
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First On EWN: More complaints against 'cruel, racist nurses' at Rahima Moosa Hospital
Patients say the 'lazy, cruel nurses' are treating pregnant women like ‘animals’ at the facility.
