More $$$ for hospital employees; Doctors strike influence decision!
It was last month that doctors working at the state-owned Peebles Hospital staged a sickout-strike as salary discrepancies was one of the major issues, according to one of the Industrial action Leaders Dr Craig K. Stoutt.
The Medical Doctors Association, according to Dr Stoutt, had called for the implementation of standardised salary scales, the payment of a standard on-call allowance, no more late payments of gratuity, timely renewal of employment contracts, and the payment of housing allowance to VIslanders, just like overseas medical specialists are granted.
Dr Stoutt had told our newsroom in an exclusive interview last month that local doctors were being discriminated against in terms of salaries and benefits.
Finally a salary increase
The memo stated that “the Board of Directors of the BVI Health Services Authority, based on recommendations of the Chief Executive Officer, has agreed for an increase of salaries for all categories of Staff,” the circular reads.
The one page memo also stated that “together with enhanced compensation arrangements for all Staff, as indicated above, the Board has directed for an increased focus on performance accountability in keeping with the BVIHSA Employee Handbook and Code of Conduct in terms of working hours, professional ethics, improved practices and so forth.”
Not all good news
The BVI Hospital Services Authority has been rocked in the past five years by allegations of poor medical care, increase in fees, late or no ambulances when called, rude and unprofessional medical specialist, shutting out locals from major employments, lawsuits over death of loved ones and low morale of staff.
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