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Last Update -Saturday 25 May 2013, 09:36
Massive vacancies in Eastern Cape health positions
Tuesday, 28 February 2012 05:30
The vacancy rates of critical posts in Eastern Cape state hospitals has almost doubled in the past financial year, leaving the province with a shocking 44% shortage in medical and nursing professionals, the auditor-general has revealed. In comparison, 31% of health posts nationwide are vacant. Yet the department’s administration section is 8% overstaffed.
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