செவிலியர் தின தினமலர் சென்னை பிரதி
இன்றைய ஆங்கில ஹிந்து 13/05/2014
கண்ணீர் வருகிறது என்ற தலைப்பில்
ஏற்கனவே நாம் தெரிவித்து இருந்தோம் 18 நாட்கள் தொடர்ந்து பணி புரிந்த செவிலியர்
For village STAFF nurses, there is no respite from work
International Nurses Day on Monday will be another routine day for
most nurses. It could be round-the-clock for those working in Primary Health
Centres (PHCs).
A nurse in a PHC in Namakkal district has worked continuously for
four days and nights last month. The PHC has only one nurse and she was
relieved by a village health nurse during day when she sought leave to be with
her sick baby. But she was asked to return for the night shift. In Karur
district, some nurses have worked for 18 days without a break. A nurse attached
to one of the PHCs in the district said when it became inevitable for her to
take leave from work, a sweeper was put on duty. Though PHCs have village
health nurses attached to them, nurses said the VHNs had field work and could
not give that up.
Sometime ago, the government sought a private agency’s help to
appoint nurses in PHCs. “But they are not well trained and cannot be allowed to
handle the patients on their own,” points out a nurse who has been on contract
for five years now and worked for several weeks without taking any off.
Ravi Seetharaman, vice-president, Tamil Nadu Government Contract
Nurses Welfare Association, says: “This year, around 1,000 nurses were
regularised. Next month, another 400-500 nurses will be regularised. It does
not help to bring in nurses through private agencies as they are unable to
handle the pressure in PHCs.” The association has sought permanent posts of nurses
in villages.
“Inadequate number of nurses in private and government sector and
disregard to the Indian Medical Council of India or Nursing Council norms are
not helping the public healthcare system,” says G.R. Ravindranath, general
secretary, Doctors’ Association for Social Equity.
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