Inspired by her best friend and nursing colleague's love for children, a Nelson Mandela Bay woman has started collecting school bags to honour her memory.
Healthcare workers, stakeholders and residents affected by the closure of Orsmond TB Hospital were left hot under the collar on Wednesday when they discovered plans were already afoot to transfer the nurses and patients to Jose Pearson TB Hospital in Bethelsdorp.
They were at the forefront of the pandemic when a decision was made to convert the Orsmond TB Hospital in Kariega into a Covid-19 facility, but now these same nurses are being deployed to various other facilities some against their will or remain to treat psychiatric patients. The majority of the nurses are livid that the department of health plans to convert the facility into a hospital for psychiatric patients, and have called on their respective unions to intervene ahead of the dr.