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Nurse's strike intensifies
05 May 2015 at 07:05hrs | Views
The situation remained deplorable at major referral hospitals in and around Harare as nurses vowed to boycott night duties until their grievances are attended to.
Reports also indicate that some districts such as Chivhu and Sadza have joined the boycott.
Most nurses from Parirenyatwa Hospital, which initially had a few nurses taking part in the night duty, also boycotted and joined their colleagues from Harare and Chitungwiza central hospitals who stopped reporting for night duty on Monday last week.
A visit to Harare Central Hospital yesterday bore evidence to crippled service delivery at the referral hospital as it literally closed its casualty department.
The hospital was almost deserted with a few patients trickling in to the outpatients department.
Harare Central Hospital staff who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the strike had gone a level up with theatre nurses also joining the boycott.
Reports also indicate that some districts such as Chivhu and Sadza have joined the boycott.
Most nurses from Parirenyatwa Hospital, which initially had a few nurses taking part in the night duty, also boycotted and joined their colleagues from Harare and Chitungwiza central hospitals who stopped reporting for night duty on Monday last week.
The hospital was almost deserted with a few patients trickling in to the outpatients department.
Harare Central Hospital staff who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the strike had gone a level up with theatre nurses also joining the boycott.
Source - The Herald
