Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital
The Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital is short of 364 nurses, and has a total of 436 vacancies in all staff positions.
This information is revealed by Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu in a written reply to my questions in the Gauteng Legislature.
The hospital currently employs 4716 people in the following categories:
Support staff 1065
Admin staff 520
Nursing staff 2201
Medical staff 625
Allied staff 305
The major shortage is in nursing, but other shortages are as follows:
Support staff 12
Admin staff 21
Medical staff 12
Allied staff 27
Loss of Skilled Staff
According to Mahlangu, the primary reason for the loss of skilled staff is due to “better remuneration in the private sector and the opportunity for self-employment.”
She says that “there has been no impact on patient care related to the loss of staff as vacant posts have been filled”.
I am concerned by the nursing shortage at the hospital which surely does affect the quality of patient care.
Many nurses are close to retirement age, so more training and recruitment is needed to fill the nursing posts at this major hospital.
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DA Gauteng Shadow Health MEC
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