The ratio of nursing staff to the population in the public health care sector is currently one nurse per 401 people.
Trade union Solidarity’s Occupational Guild for Health Practitioners on Thursday said that unless an urgent intervention takes place and solutions are found for the huge shortage of nursing staff, South Africa could face a national health crisis.
According to Bierman, the nursing profession has been jeopardised over the past decade by among others, a lack of funds, a shortage of equipment, and insufficient training. The ratio of nursing staff to the population using the public health care sector, according to Persal, the payroll and personnel administration system, indicated that there was only one nurse per 401 people.
He said vigorous planning was necessary to ensure the survival of this noble profession and therefore, the Solidarity Occupational Guild for Health Practitioners has taken the responsibility of creating a large study fund, specifically for nursing students.
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