We all know that the resilience of health workers in the face of the Covid epidemic is now being exceeded. This particularly affects the nursing sector. For several months now, a number of nurses have been sending letters to the Minister of Health informing them of their problems, but they have not yet been properly addressed.
Against such a backdrop, these health staff perform their daily duties with great frustration and distress. Although they treat patients, this government has failed to provide them with the treatment they need.
The nursing community is no longer prepared to tolerate this. The Government Nurses Association has withdrawn from the process of obtaining samples for PCR and Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) tests on the 25th.
Inadequate provision of N-95 masks and other facilities related to the control of Kovid 19 in that nursing service, non-issuance of special leave circulars, inadequate provision of transport facilities for in-service nurses, non-payment of leave leave for government declared holidays Failure to issue a circular to provide special facilities to nurses, non-payment of personal allowance to cover the costs incurred in obtaining and protecting the Covid 19 suppression process, non-vaccination of about 4000 members of the nursing staff and families Due to the inadequate provision of treatment facilities.
Meanwhile, the All Ceylon Nurses Association is also preparing for a career path. On the 5th and 31st, nurses in all hospitals across the country will go on a one-day sick leave reporting career. The All Ceylon Nurses’ Union has sent a letter to Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi informing her that the Minister of Health should take responsibility for all the services and inconveniences of the patients.
The demands of this association are to ensure the safety of the staff and patients by providing all the necessary equipment and facilities without turning the hospital into a corona nursery, to pay a reasonable interim allowance, to implement the Public Administration Circular on behalf of the pregnant nurses, among those who have no basic qualifications to be recruited. Removal, in this case or the provision of transport facilities are some of the demands.
The All Ceylon Nurses’ Association has also informed other nursing associations to join this path of professional action.