Clinic employers are not overworked
"The Springs Clinic is not under staffed," says Themba Gadebe, Ekurhuleni Metro spokesman.
This comes after the Addie received numerous phone calls on how hard the clinic staff members work and that they are under staffed.
Gadebe says a high staff turnover has resulted in an increased workload.
Personnel are deployed from other clinics when there is an extreme staff shortage at the clinic behind the Civic Centre in Plantation Road, Springs Extension.
Gadebe says there were three professional nurse vacancies which were filled from November 1.
There are currently eight professional nurses, two enrolled nurses, one enrolled nursing assistant, two senior clerks, three general workers and five expanded public works programme participants who are utilised as clerks and general workers, employed at the clinic.
However, shortages do arise due to vacancies and absence due to annual, sick, study or special leave.
Gadebe says employers at the clinic are informed by the nurse or patient workload ratio, which, on average, was below the national norm of 40 patients to nurses per day.
Certain days may have had a higher ratio due to absence, but the back-up plan is to relocate personnel from other clinics to assist, should there be a critical shortage of personnel.
The three professional nurses who were recently employed will significantly reduce the nurse workload, Gadebe says.
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