The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has urged the federal government to exempt newly recruited nurses from its directive suspending all public service appointments made after 7 December 2024.
In an announcement signed by its President, Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, and Secretary, Dr David Tenkorang-Twum, the affiliation warned that if the directive impacts its members, it would take industrial action in solidarity with the affected nurses.
The assertion follows a directive from the Chief of Employees at Jubilee Home, dated 10 February 2025, ordering the revocation of public sector appointments made after the desired date.
The GRNMA initially deliberate to subject a press launch after an emergency assembly on 13 February however postponed it following a dialogue with Well being Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh. The minister assured them that the Ministry of Well being (MoH) is investigating all public sector recruitments made after 7 December to establish any irregularities, together with these inside the well being sector.
Nevertheless, a Ghana Health Service (GHS) round dated 12 February directed divisional and regional well being administrators to droop newly recruited nurses who had been but to be positioned on payroll as of January 2025.
The GRNMA argued that these nurses and midwives are absolutely skilled professionals whose recruitment course of started with monetary clearance in mid-2024. It insisted that payroll delays shouldn’t be a motive for suspension.
If there’s an investigation to be carried out, it must be accomplished earlier than the affected people are requested to step apart.
The affiliation cautioned that suspending newly recruited nurses would worsen the nation’s already dire nurse-to-patient ratio and enhance burnout amongst present well being staff.
It known as on the federal government to rethink the directive and permit affected nurses to stay at submit, urging members to remain targeted whereas awaiting additional directives.
