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Pretoria News reports that according to the Democratic Nursing Organisation of SA (Denosa) in Gauteng, it has repeatedly called for the appointment of chief executives to run the struggling government hospitals in the province.
However, Denosa claims, the appointments have not been made despite pledges from Premier David Makhura. “This is a concern that we have been vocal about. We have been saying the Department of Health in Gauteng needs to fast-track the appointment of hospital CEOs because having people who are acting in those positions make it difficult for them to make decisions and that interferes with service delivery and nurses being able to execute the duties on the ground,” Denosa Gauteng’s Bongani Mazibuko said. Denosa urged Health MEC Dr Nomathemba Mokgethi to reverse the trend of hiring acting heads of public hospitals. Mokgethi was appointed MEC in December. Meanwhile, the Democratic Alliance (DA) pointed out that 10 out of 36 public hospitals in Gauteng were run by acting CEOs “despite Premier David Makhura’s promise in July 2019 that all hospitals would have permanent CEOs within 100 days”. DA Gauteng spokesperson for health Jack Bloom noted that the Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital and the Tshwane District Hospital have been without permanent CEOs for more than a year. Bloom said other public health facilities being run by acting CEOs included Bertha Gxowa Hospital, Edenvale Hospital, Far East Rand Hospital, Jubilee Hospital, Lenasia District Hospital, Heidelberg Hospital, the Bheki Mlangeni Hospital and the Tembisa Hospital
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Jonisayi Maromo at Pretoria News
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