There is a call for a review of the protocols that govern how nurses operate in Jamaica.
The call comes from two members of a medical mission that has been operating at Savanna La Mar hospital in Westmoreland, since October 17. The deployment comes to an end, this Friday, December 17.
The mission organized by the Jamaica Diaspora northeast consists of over 60 volunteers from overseas, including Jamaican nurses and other medical workers, who were deployed in Westmoreland, which has had a number of challenges since the pandemic, including several deaths and bed space issues at the hospital.
The purpose of the mission was to provide human resource support to local healthcare counterparts.
One of the nurses called for local nurses to have more autonomy and be able to carry out certain functions.
