Make allowance to pay healthcare workers overtime reader letter > By reader letter - 09 March 2021 - 07:45 Healthcare workers are vaccinated, 17 February 2021, at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, Johannesburg. Image: Alaister Russell/The Sunday Times
Hospital managers have been faced with acute shortages of health professionals for many years. The main reason for this is an inadequate health budget. Hospitals hire many different categories of staff because of the nature of the service they provide.
It is a fact that for many industries, the bulk of the budget is consumed by staff salaries. Where patient safety is crucial, saving money should never compromise patient care. The fact that we have had overseas companies regularly coming to SA to poach our health professionals shows how seriously some countries value the health of their citizens.
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