Nursing officers’ strike to continue

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The strike of nursing officers will continue tomorrow said Chairman of the Government Nursing Officers Association, Saman Rathnapriya.

However the nursing officers at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital, Borella, Castle Street Women’s Hospital, De Soysa Women’s Hospital and the Maharagama Cancer Hospital will not participate in the strike, he said.

The strike will continue until the nurses’ demands are won he said adding that these nurses would still be available to provide their services in case of an emergency.

Even last Saturday (3) nurses were available for operations in many hospitals in various areas of the country he said. According to Ratnapriya nurses participated in 200 surgeries around the island although the strike was officially on.

Meanwhile The Public Service United Nurses Union headed by Venerable Muruththettuwe Ananda Thera, which joined the strike earlier, had decided to withdraw from it today.

The GNOA chairman said that the PSUNU’s withdrawal would not affect their strike. (Sanath Desmond)

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Kamal Sunday, 04 May 2014 09:46 PM

They should not allow employees of essential services to strike. This is a crime via DM Android App

Pathi Monday, 05 May 2014 05:50 AM

Health service should be treated as one of the essential services as security forces. Public should not tolerate this kind of action anymore.

ryan Monday, 05 May 2014 03:35 PM

mun okkoma elawanna one. via DM Android App

AJJA Monday, 05 May 2014 11:18 AM

This Ministry should come under the Ministry of Defense.We need to have a standby unit of Doctors and Nurses from Forces to cope up this menace..Some nurses have taken out the keys of drug cupboards.

dias Tuesday, 06 May 2014 03:50 AM

One day the public will react on this strikers then they will have to find roads to run ,

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