The Government Hospital nurses are threatening to withdraw from extra
duties with effect from 01st of June if the health authorities fails to
implement the extra duty payment scheme for nurses proposed by Public
Services Nurses Union(PSNU) recently. according to PSNU sources due to
the current nurses shortage experienced in government hospitals one
nurse need to carry a workload of three nurses to avoid the shortage .
Therefor the proposed extra payment scheme for nurses should be implemented without a delay PSNU spokesman has said.
Meanwhile the President of PSNU venerable Muruththettuwe Ananda Thero has sent a written request to the health ministry secretary Dr.Nihal Jayathilake asking him to give a solution for the nurses union demand by 30th of May else facing the trade union action.
Therefor the proposed extra payment scheme for nurses should be implemented without a delay PSNU spokesman has said.
Meanwhile the President of PSNU venerable Muruththettuwe Ananda Thero has sent a written request to the health ministry secretary Dr.Nihal Jayathilake asking him to give a solution for the nurses union demand by 30th of May else facing the trade union action.