Department deploys additional nurses

By Chanel September
21 January 2008

The national health department has deployed additional nurses in a bid to strengthen health care services in the country.

With many nurses commencing to their posts by the end of this month, the supply of the extra 2000 nurses has been made obtainable to unreserved areas.

The added nursing staff up for placement has been made available through the launch of a community services programme. Nurses have been allocated to the following provinces:

  • Eastern Cape (237)
  • Free State (72)
  • Gauteng (591)
  • Kwazulu – Natal (226)
  • Limpopo (206)
  • Mpumalanga (86)
  • Northern Cape (11)
  • North West (184)
  • Western Cape (272)

"The department has also made provision for a possible health care shortage by opening more nursing colleges around the country," says health department spokesperson Bhungani Mzolo.

"We identified a need to increase the production of nurses. The strategy to reopen nursing colleges, coupled with improving salaries is all done to attract nurses and nurse educators back into the profession," says Mzolo.

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