MoH rescinds termination of 27 Linden Hospital workers

The Health Ministry has rescinded the termination of some 27 hospital workers attached to the Linden Hospital Complex, after they were informed of this move by the facility’s management.

In addressing the matter on Friday, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said the decision to terminate the services of the workers was taken at the level of the hospital.
They were informed via letters that their contracts would not be renewed.
However, after contacting the Chief Executive Officer, Rudy Small, this decision was rescinded by the Health Ministry.
“Most of them were ward maids. When the Ministry learned about it, we reached out to the CEO and asked him to rescind the letter. As of last night, all of those letters should have been rescinded. Nobody is going home. I just want to make sure that people understand that.”

Along with withdrawing the termination, the contracts of these workers will be renewed for the usual duration. Thereafter, mandated performance assessments will continue to determine the continuation of their employment.
“We’ll expect that the contracts for all those persons would be renewed and for the usual duration. I think it is probably one to two years. Like with every other contract, people’s performances will be evaluated and once they have performed well, they will continue to have their jobs.”
One year ago, days of protest action by nurses and regional officials in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) were initiated in calling for the removal of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
This matter stemmed from alleged distasteful comments he made about nurses. However, he was reinstated.