Nurses

New nurse graduates in South Africa often enter the workforce with limited exposure to CCUs during their undergraduate training. By investing in the next generation of nurses, we…

We must address the global shortage of nurse educators by investing in nursing education and ensuring their well-being.

The health sectors in both countries are under pressure, with professionals either leaving or striking for better pay and working conditions

The list of medicines nurses can prescribe hasn’t changed since 1984, so they can’t dispense beyond schedule four drugs

State health workers will remain cash-strapped as the government battles to rein in its massive public sector wage bill

The main nursing union accuses the government of failing to negotiate seriously on improving their pay deal for the current year, which they say is crucial given the economic…

A five-day strike by medical staff froze the country’s ailing hospitals, but although the government was forced to pay attention, it is refusing to pay in American currency

Having sufficient numbers of nursing staff leads to better patient care and safety. This, in turn, lessens the financial burdens placed on the healthcare system, a study has found

Health workers have been prioritised and the electronic data system tightened between the arrival of the first and second batches of vials

With doctors in short supply, healthcare employers need to invest in intelligent technologies to make the experience of accessing healthcare as good as it can be, for all involved

While nurses bear the brunt of the most psychologically affected of health workers, most are concerned about access to protective supplies

A special steering committee seeks to fill urgent gaps in the system in order to fight the coronavirus

With more resources than other provinces, health workers in Gauteng still say they do not have enough protective equipment to ensure safety when working with Covid-19 patients

Staff at Tygerberg hospital detail how, despite their fear of the coronavirus, they continue to help in the medical response to the pandemic

When Ebola first hit Lagos, Dr Ameyo Adadevoh knew something was seriously wrong, so she did something about it