The Health and Allied Workers Indaba Trade Union says it is just a matter of time before it is able to join the Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council to represent workers in public sector wage negotiations.
Though SA has a good healthcare worker strategy on paper, another year has passed with no clear indication that the state is committed to implementing it
Roseanne Harris, who is leading the Business for SA (B4SA) National Health Insurance project, says the rush to push the NHI Bill through without considering their input could delay the implementation of a workable universal healthcare system for "decades".
One of the controversial aspects of the NHI Bill is section 33, which states medical schemes may only provide complementary cover not provided under the NHI