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ANA reports that according to a research report released by Solidarity on Tuesday, health practitioners in SA are very sceptical about government’s proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) plan, with many considering emigrating if the ambitious project is implemented.
The results of the research project by the Solidarity Research Institute (SRI) “which determined the opinions and feelings of medical practitioners regarding the NHI”, was presented in Pretoria at the Solidarity Occupational Guild for Health Care Practitioner’s “crisis summit” on the proposed NHI. According to Nicolien Welthagen, senior SRI researcher, this research was one of the first steps to reveal the real feelings and opinions of practitioners regarding the proposed NHI. It found that practitioners felt that there had not been sufficient consultation with them on the government’s plans to implement the NHI. Also, more than 80% of healthcare workers believed that health practitioners would leave SA if government steamed ahead with the roll-out of the NHI. “The extent of this issue is emphasised by 81.7 percent of the respondents who indicated that they believe the NHI will destabilise the health sector,” said Welthagen. According to Dirk Hermann, Solidarity COO, healthcare practitioners needed much support, which was the reason why the Guild for Health Care Practitioners had been founded.
- Read this report in full at The Citizen
- Read Solidarity’s press statement and download the full research report at Solidarity News
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