The Ministry of Health has asked all nurses and midwives currently undergoing National Service to remain at post until the end of their service.
Though the National Service Secretariat (NSS) earlier directed all Service Personnel to take a mandatory paid leave, the Ministry in a statement said nurses and midwives were exempt because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
“The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the National Service Scheme would like to inform its stakeholders that in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic, the service of nurses, midwives and other frontline healthcare workers are very critical and essential.”
“The Ministry of Health is, therefore, requesting that all Nurses and Midwives currently undergoing national service should remain at post until the end of their service.
NSS personnel asked to proceed on leave
The Secretariat in a press release also directed all newly posted nurses yet to start their national service in April 2020, to also take April 2020 as their terminal leave.
“All National Service Personnel are to take their mandatory paid-annual leave effective Thursday, 26th March 2020 till the end of April,” the Secretariat directed in the statement.
The Secretariat also said “all newly-posted nurses who are due to start national service in April 2020, are also to take the month of April 2020 as their terminal leave.”
This directive will however not apply to Nurses and Midwives undertaking National Service, following the Ministry of Health’s new directive.
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