State can't afford doctors
08 February 2016 - 02:17
Despite doctors being outnumbered two-to-one by Department of Health administrative staff, medical posts are being frozen.There are more payroll clerks, managers and human resources officers in the department than doctors. The number of administrative employees increased by 12%, according to the SA Medical Journal, from 34 284 in 2012 to 37 336 in September last year.
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