Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla held a media briefing this week to provide an update on the status of unemployed doctors in South Africa.
The announcement has come after government was criticised for failing to place doctors who have completed statutory community service programmes, but remain unemployed.we reported on unemployed doctors in South Africa, with many who had completed their training overseas or with foreign institutions still unable to take their local certification exams and begin working at hospitals.
“Our national team is working with the National Treasury team to thrash out the details and working with provincial health departments to speed up the process so that by 1st April 2024 all those who will not be already in posts can be able to start,” the minister added. That said, it is unclear just how many unemployed doctors there are in need of places, along with the fact that there is seemingly no penalty should the 1st April deadline not be met.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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