Private hospitals appeal to nursing council to let them train more nurses
Move to restrict numbers also threatens target that the sector train 50,000 nurses over the next eight years
23 October 2019 - 21:20
Private hospitals have appealed to the SA Nursing Council (SANC) to allow them to train more nurses, warning that the decision to restrict numbers threatens the pipeline of future nurses.
The move to restrict numbers also undermines a proposal tabled by the Hospital Association of SA (Hasa) at the Presidential Jobs Summit in 2019 that the sector train 50,000 nurses over the next eight years to help tackle SA’s critical shortage of healthcare professionals...
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