Cancelled! That's what happened to all Outpatient Elective Services and Surgeries scheduled at the KHMH from tomorrow going forward. That's the word coming from angry hospital staff tonight after they were told they would not get the raise that they are asking government for.
As we told you on Tuesday, 600 KHMH workers are asking government to give them a raise of pay - just like they did to public officers and teachers. The hospital staffers work for the KHMH Authority which is a statutory board - so they are not public officers and don't qualify for the raise of pay that teachers and public officers got.
On Tuesday, representatives of the Board of Governors and senior hospital management went to Cabinet to ask for the increase. But the answer has come back - and it's not positive. It seems government says that, at best, the hospital staff has to form a union, just like the teachers and public officers did and negotiate from the position.
Twenty minutes ago, a release came from the hospital staff which says that they will form a KHMH Authority workers' union to negotiate on their behalf.
Still, the statement demands that the salary increases awarded to public officers be paid to the employees of the KHMH in full.
And to show their muscle, - as we said at the top - all Outpatient Elective Services and Surgeries referred to the KHMH will be cancelled starting tomorrow. During this time, only referral services and specialties that are not available at the district hospitals will be accepted.
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