Loss of Covid posts will hit Gauteng hospitals hard
11 March 2022
The loss of about 4000 staff who were appointed on temporary contracts to assist with the Covid-19 epidemic will hit Gauteng hospitals hard.
According to the Gauteng Health Department, they received a R2.2 billion Covid grant last year to appoint the staff on temporary one-year contracts in 2020. These contracts were extended to 31 March this year, but 50% of these contracts will not be extended further.
The loss of posts is devastating because hospitals are chronically under-staffed even without the burden of Covid cases.
In the case of Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital (CHBH) they will lose more than 400 posts, putting even more stress on those who remain.