Union warns government over state of health service

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The HWURF health workers' union has written an open letter expressing its grave concerns about the state of the health service. The letter was sent to the President, Prime Minister and the speakers of both chambers of the National Assembly. The union argues that funding for the service is critically low, threatening the quality of care. There is no provision for pay increases for 2016 and health workers across the country are seeing average pay fall as the prices of goods and services rise. With a recruitment shortage workers in the sector are having to work 50% or 100% more to try to maintain services while inspections of working conditions are failing to report fully on the deteriorating situation in many institutions.
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