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TimesLIVE reports that healthcare leaders have called for urgent systemic action to prioritise nurses' wellness, warning that the health of the country’s largest workforce is being overlooked to the detriment of patient outcomes.
Speaking at the 5th African Nursing Conference in Boksburg, Brig-Gen Azwihangwisi Makumbane, from the SA Military Health Service (SAMHS), said burnout, fatigue and lack of support have become silent threats within hospitals, clinics and military facilities. Makumbane called on the government to urgently establish wellness clinics in all healthcare facilities, warning that without support systems for healthcare workers, their performance was being compromised. She said nurses, doctors, kitchen staff and security personnel all faced extreme stress in the healthcare environment, yet there are few safe spaces for them to seek help.
Makumbane emphasised the importance of occupational health and safety units being properly staffed by trained medical professionals who could assess, refer and support staff with psychological or physical challenges. “When nurses are emotionally exhausted, they lose compassion not because they do not care, but because they are drowning silently. Mental health is part of wellness,” she pointed out.
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