A lack of decent salaries is forcing throngs of nurses in the Western Cape to quit and seek greener pastures abroad, Health MEC Nomafrench Mbombo told the provincial legislature on Thursday. | MarvinCharles_ YoliswaSobuwa
She was responding to questions posed by the African Christian Democratic Party's Ferlon Christians, who wanted to know whether the department had any measures in place to mitigate the effects of the mass exodus of nursing staff in the province.
"Public healthcare facilities are faced with overcrowding, gross shortage of staff, low pay and constant reduction in health budgets, leading to the procurement of fewer medical resources and equipment," said Denosa spokesperson Sibongiseni Delihlazo.SA has 20 000 unemployed nurses ready to alleviate pressure in public health facilities - Denosa
A recent report - titled, The Nursing Community Service Programme: The answer to rural health system challenges - revealed that South Africa had a shortage of between 26 000 and 62 000 professional nurses. Last month, Life Healthcare warned that South Africa was headed for a crisis if it did not train more nurses.If no immediate action is taken, and we cannot develop a sustainable pipeline of nursing talent, the problem is going to get worse.
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