Skeldon’s A&E doctors ‘sit-in’ over supplies shortage

Apr 10, 2018 News

Skeldon Hospital’s A&E doctors are expected to be back at work after a sit-in yesterday.

A high-level meeting is planned for today following yesterday’s ‘sit-in’ by physicians attached to the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department of the Skeldon Hospital, Region Six (East Berbice/Corentyne).
The ‘sit-in’ didn’t disrupt operations in other parts of the hospital, according to Alex Foster, the point person for the Public Health Ministry in Region Six.
According to the ministry in a release yesterday, A&E physicians were upset that critical supplies were unavailable to treat their patients forcing them to take industrial action.
Permanent Secretary, Collette Adams and other Ministry officials, according to the statement, are mystified by yesterday’s industrial action by the Skeldon Hospital physicians.
Adams said the hospital received supplies from the Materials Management Unit (MMU) last Thursday. She further disclosed that no hospital authority or the doctors complained to the Ministry or the Union about shortage of supplies at the A&E.
The ‘sit-in’ by the A&E employees was “not authorised” by the Public Service Union (PSU), bargaining body for the Public Health Ministry employees, said Adams, who had talks with the bargaining body representatives yesterday.
Today’s talks involving “all the stakeholders” are expected to pave the way for a return to duty by the striking A&E physicians, Foster said via a telephone interview.
The medical supplies are expected at the Skeldon Hospital this morning.

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