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HEALTHCARE WORKERS ARE RESIGNING IN RECORD NUMBERS
In the first half of 2021 alone, 1,500 healthcare workers called it quits. For context, approximately 2,000 healthcare workers resigned each year in the preceding years. When Dr Janil Putucheary shared this sobering statistic in Parliament last November, he also shared the contents of messages he received from healthcare workers:
“We are getting increasingly stretched, overworked and fatigued… We are uncertain how long we can keep this up. Morale is slipping”
“Our people are exhausted physically, mentally, emotionally – whether they will admit it or not.”
If the Ministry of Health (“MOH“) was hoping to turn the corner this year, at least in respect of the resignation rates of healthcare workers, it should not hold its breath. At the rate things are going, this year’s numbers may be worse than 2021.
SPEAKING UP ON SOCIAL MEDIA
If the Ministry of Health wishes to have an honest and unfiltered view of the reality that nurses and doctors face everyday, it should follow sgnightingales, updatemeprn, and thehonesthealthcareworker on Instagram. These are the pages that are run by healthcare workers for healthcare workers.
These pages have no ulterior motives or agendas, they simply wish for better welfare and dignity for fellow members of their honourable profession. Amongst these pages, sgnightingales has the largest following, and they also receive many confessions and tip-offs from other healthcare workers which may be found in their Instagram story highlights titled “Reality” and “Mental Health” In the past year, through our own interactions with these pages, we have learned so much about the plight of healthcare workers. Wherever possible, we help to shed light on their troubles and amplify their voices. If you can, you should too.
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