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On Tuesday, trade union Solidarity highlighted the “inefficient and harmful process” by which junior health practitioners were placed for internships.
This came after numerous prospective doctors who have recently completed their studies had not been placed by the Department of Health to undertake their internships. Paul Maritz, manager of Solidarity Youth and Career Development, explained: “There is absolutely no justification for a centralised placement system that only provides for placement at public hospitals. However, the problems are not just limited to the placements per se; the whole system is currently flawed. Junior doctors get placed late, in areas that are foreign to them and at a stage when all applications for accommodation and other arrangements have already closed. The private sector, however, is ready to take in and train these interns. The private sector just needs approval to do so.” Maritz went on to warn: “Our health system, which is already under huge pressure in terms of demand for services and a shortage of service providers, can in no way afford losing potential doctors.”
- Read Solidarity’s press statement on the above matter at Solidarity News
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