A grow­ing stand­off be­tween the Trinidad and To­ba­go Na­tion­al Nurs­es As­so­ci­a­tion (TTNNA) and lead­ers of the North Cen­tral Re­gion­al Health Au­thor­i­ty (NCRHA) has reached a boil­ing point, as nurs­es protest stag­nant salaries, raise con­cerns about pa­tient care and sig­nal a ma­jor street demon­stra­tion on April 10th

Speak­ing dur­ing a se­ries of demon­stra­tions at the San­gre Grande Gen­er­al Hos­pi­tal yes­ter­day, TTNNA pres­i­dent Idi Stu­art said nurs­es and mid­wives re­main on “2013 salaries in 2026,” warn­ing that de­te­ri­o­rat­ing con­di­tions are now plac­ing pa­tients at risk.

“What we are do­ing here to­day, and per­sons may not re­alise, is that nurs­ing and mid­wifery per­son­nel are one of a few groups still op­er­at­ing on 2013 salaries,” Stu­art said. “That is 13-year-old salaries.”