DOCTORS TURNED OUT at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s (QEH) auditorium yesterday to voice their concerns about the implications of the $35 million cut in funding to the institution.
The DAILY NATION understands that medical practitioners, who included heads of departments of the hospital, spoke emotionally at the closed meeting called by the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners (BAMP).
Many were said to have repeated the association’s view that the bad situation at the hospital could turn into a “crisis” if the Budget cuts go ahead.
According to a Press release from BAMP, it was generally agreed in the meeting that the current staffing levels at the QEH were not optimal and any removal of temporary doctors employed in the healthcare system would not be without an effect on the quality of care and safety of patients. (AH)
