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Faced with what they call a “terrifying” silence from the Government and a public health system on the verge of collapse, the Trinidad and Tobago National Nurses Association (TTNNA) has directed its membership to down tools the moment their eight-hour shifts end unless they are paid full overtime. The industrial directive follows explosive allegations of a “racket” levelled against nursing staff by North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA) Chairman Dr Tim Gopeesingh.
“It has left a very uncomfortable, unsafe environment for all patients within the NCRHA,” stated TTNNA President Idi Stuart during a media conference at the association’s St Augustine office yesterday.
The briefing was called to address Gopeesingh’s suggestion that nurses were engaging in “corruption” within the “pool” system—an extra-duty arrangement designed to plug staffing gaps.
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