Gauteng health department criticised as new system slashes doctors' overtime budget by R800m

DA lamented that doctors were “up in arms” by what they saw as the centralisation of overtime approvals that would lead to delays and cuts in their overtime paymentshas been accused of introducing a new system of overtime approvals, threatening to cut the overtime of doctors in Gauteng public hospitals by a quarter, with the overtime budget slashed from R3.45 billion to R2.65 billion.

He said the department claimed the overtime budget cut in the new financial year starting from April was due to terminations, promotions and new appointees.This is a poor excuse which covers up the fact that patients in short-staffed hospitals will suffer as less overtime will be worked by essential doctors. It’s another reason for disgruntled doctors to leave the public health service.

However, Gauteng health department spokesperson, Motalatalane Modiba, said the notion of the crisis due to the overtime monitoring system was dispelled in February.Modiba explained that in February, the department communicated that it had taken a decision to withdraw the delegation to approve commuted overtime by CEOs of hospitals for the upcoming 2024/25 financial year.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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