Celebrating 27 years of uniting nurses

𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗢𝗦𝗔 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀’ 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝟭𝟱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟳 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻.

𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁.

𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟰 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

CAPE TOWN – The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) in Western Cape will be convening its 9th Elective Provincial Congress between 15 and 17 January 2025 at Fountains Hotel in Cape Town, where shortages of staff, poor working conditions and other health issues that affect both communities and nurses will be under the microscope for the duration of the congress.

The congress will be held under the theme: ‘Promoting Organisational Growth Through Innovative Practices Towards a Resilient Quality Healthcare and Effective Member Servicing.’

Joining the delegates from all the regions of the province at the congress will be DENOSA National Office Bearers who will deliver the keynote address.

The Department of Health, COSATU, ANC, SACP, and SANCO are also expected to address the congress on Day One on the issues that affect health services delivery in the province.

The congress will take stock of the challenges that have characterized the healthcare services in the province, which include:

– Compromised security in healthcare facilities and constant attacks of healthcare workers in the workplace.

– Gross shortage of staff in healthcare facilities and non-filling of vacant posts.

– The state of readiness of the province for the National Health Insurance (NHI).

– The continued reduction of funding in health and its effects on healthcare services in the rural province.

– Challenges of access to critical healthcare services in the province like mental healthcare.

– The continued reduction in the number of intakes of student nurses at the institutions of higher learning in recent years.

– The effects of the nursing education curriculum change on both nursing and patients.

The congress will also elect the new leaders to lead DENOSA in the province for the next four years.

Members of the media are cordially invited to attend the congress and report.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀:

𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: 15-17 January 2025

𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘: 10h00 (On Day One)

𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗨𝗘: Fountains Hotel, Cape Town.

𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗧: Sabelo Ntshanga, DENOSA Provincial Secretary.

𝗠𝗢𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗘: 072 432 6584.

𝗘𝗻𝗱.

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