TTNNA calls for probe into SWRHA board resignations

The Trinidad and To­ba­go Na­tion­al Nurs­ing As­so­ci­a­tion (TTNNA) is call­ing for an in­de­pen­dent in­ves­ti­ga­tion in­to the res­ig­na­tion of the South-West Re­gion­al Health Au­thor­i­ty (SWRHA) Board, warn­ing that pro­longed lead­er­ship un­cer­tain­ty could un­der­mine health­care de­liv­ery and pub­lic con­fi­dence.

In a me­dia re­lease dat­ed Oc­to­ber 26, the as­so­ci­a­tion urged the Min­is­ter of Health to rec­om­mend suit­ably qual­i­fied per­sons for im­me­di­ate ap­point­ment to the board and es­tab­lish a trans­par­ent in­ves­ti­ga­tion in­to the cir­cum­stances sur­round­ing the res­ig­na­tions.

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The TTNNA de­scribed the de­vel­op­ment as un­prece­dent­ed since the in­tro­duc­tion of the Re­gion­al Health Au­thor­i­ties, ar­gu­ing that it should not be treat­ed as a rou­tine ad­min­is­tra­tive mat­ter be­cause of its im­pli­ca­tions for gov­er­nance, ac­count­abil­i­ty and over­sight.