This story is from July 7, 2020

14 reappointed nurses at Goa Medical College get job letters

Appointment letters were handed over to 14 nurses attached to Goa Medical College (GMC) and hospital after the government approved their reappointment.
14 reappointed nurses at Goa Medical College get job letters
The appointment of the nurses is limited for a period of one year
PANAJI: Appointment letters were handed over to 14 nurses attached to Goa Medical College (GMC) and hospital after the government approved their reappointment.
The appointment is contractual and limited for a period of one year. Appointed in 2014-15 against leave vacancy, their services were extended every year.
Earlier this year, the Goa government decided to discontinue their services even as it was clear that more nurses will be required in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The issue turned controversial, and subsequently, the government decided to reappoint the nurses.
A health department official, said it was wrong in the first place to continue with the services of the 14 nurses even after the leave vacancy period had ended. “The second folly was to discontinue their services when nurses are required,” he added.
The cabinet last week granted approval to appoint 30 nurses on contract basis for Covid duties. The nursing staff is required as the state has to expand its covid care facilities in view of the rise in cases since the last fortnight.

More than 500 beds are available in covid care centres that have opened across the state, while plans are afoot to add 500 more beds by converting hostels within the campus premises of Goa Engineering College at Farmagudi.
Another health official said that the services of nurses are required at covid care centres as well as for regular services in the hospitals.
While the priority remains Covid duties, patients arriving with other complaints, especially emergency cases, cannot be turned away, he said. The official said that they may have to appoint more nurses if cases doesn’t show a downward trend this month.
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