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EWN reports that the Limpopo Health Department has been forced to terminate the employment of 21 emergency medical officers, after it was informed by the Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) that they had been deregistered for failing to meet the required standards to remain active members of the council.
Accordingly, they were no longer allowed to work as emergency medical officers. On the basis of an audit on the registration status of EMS personnel, forty-six more emergency medical officers were requested to provide proof to the department of their registration with the HPSCA, failing which their services might also be terminated. The 21 employees who have been fired, had challenged the HPCSA in court through their labour unions – but lost the case. The department pointed out that healthcare professionals must keep active their registration status with their various regulatory bodies to legitimize their permission to work with patients. These councils include the HPSCA, the SA Nursing Council, the Pharmacy Council, and others. The health department said that with less than a month to the festive season, it would have preferred to have all hands on deck to deal with any emergency cases.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Nomsa Mdhluli at EWN
- Lees ook, 21 paramedici in Limpopo afgedank, by Maroela Media
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