The Federal Government has given assurances that JOHESU members will be
well represented on the various Boards of Hospitals/Parastatals while calling
on those who are yet to submit names of their nominees to do so.
This was contained in a communique issued today 01/07/2016 and obtained
by a Fidelis Chidi blog correpondent. It reads in full:
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY JOHESU AT THE END OF THE MEETING BETWEEN THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND JOINT HEALTH SECTOR UNIONS ON 29th OF JUNE, 2016
At the end of the meeting with the Federal
Government and the leadership of the Joint Health Sector Unions held at the
Conference Room of the Honourable Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Labour
and Employment, the following resolutions were reached.
1. The unions were requested to submit relevant
documents supporting the adjustment of the CONHESS salary within 24 hours. The
Federal Minister of Health is expected to act upon it within 7 days.
2. The unions were requested to submit the list of
all hospitals that are yet to pay the CONHESS 10 skipping arrears within 24
hours. The Federal Ministry of Health were also requested to issue a directive
to the various Chief nursingworldnigeria Medical Directors/Medical
directors to forward to the Ministry a list of those yet to be paid.
3. The Unions were requested to submit the compiled
lists of the beneficiaries of specialist allowance to the Federal Ministry of
Health within 14 days.
4. The office of the Head of Service of the
Federation is expected to release the circular for the implementation of upward
review of Retirement age to 65 years in line with Onosode recommendation and
Government white paper of 1982 as has been done in the Universities and
Tertiary Institutions after the National Council of Establishment meeting
coming up in Niger State from 22 - 25th July, 2016.
5. The Unions demanded that the Federal Ministry of
Health should as a matter of urgency create the Department of Nursing Services
in line with the various court judgments.
6. It was further resolved that the harmonized
scheme of service for Nurses and internship for Nursing graduates shall be
taken to the forthcoming National Council on Establishment meeting in Niger
State from 22' - 25' July, 2016 for approval and subsequent release of circular
for implementation.
7. The Federal Ministry of Health was urged to
comply with the full implementation of the various court judgments in favour of
Medical Laboratory Scientists and to also direct its urgencies and parastatals
to do same within 30 days.
8. The Federal Ministry of Health agreed to convey
a stakeholders meeting in July with a view to resolving all cisputes in the
Health Sector.
9. The Unions are to make available all enabling
circulars from the Federal Ministry of Health directing all the Federal Health
Institutions to promote all eligible officers from CONHESS 14-15 as
Directors.
10. The Federal Government gave assurances that
JOHESU members will be well represented on the various Boards of
Hospitals/Parastatals while calling on those who are yet to submit names of
their nominees to do so.
11. Other issues that could not be discussed were
to be written and submitted at the next meeting.
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