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News24 reports that the SA Nursing Council (SANC) has denied allegations that it prevented private hospitals from training nurses to address personnel issues.
The council was responding to backlash it received during a two-day Hospital Association of SA (HASA) conference last week. SANC spokesperson Sizeni Mchunu said the allegation that it restricted private hospitals from training nurses "was factually incorrect, untrue and irresponsible". The organisation received criticism for restrictions on the number of training places private hospitals offered. This, the conference heard, undermined a HASA proposal tabled at the Presidential Jobs Summit in 2018 that the private sector needed 50,000 nurses to help tackle the country's critical shortage of healthcare professionals. Mchunu said: "Such a statement was gravely opportunistic and condescending, considering that each application for the programmer accreditations is evaluated on its merit and strength." She hit back at Netcare nursing education executive Toy Vermaak's statement that the SANC slashed the hospital's annual intake without reason a few years ago. "Vermaak intentionally leaves out critical information that she is well aware of relating to the changes in the nursing education and training as informed by overall changes in the higher education landscape. Ms Vermaak is also aware of the rationale and reasons for such determinations," Mchunu said. Netcare group director human resources and transformation Nceba Ndzwayiba commented: “The shared industry perspective reflects a clear need for nurses to be trained in greater numbers, and to gain specialised skills and experience. These are truly critical skills, which are necessary for growing the capacity needed to provide quality healthcare for all South Africans.”
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Zandile Khumalo at News24
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