Physician assistants to strike over conditions of service

August 20, 2018 8:54 AM

In a communiqué, the physician assistants catalogued a number of concerns including poor conditions of service.

Over 2,000 physician assistants (PAs) in various health facilities across the country have stated that they will withdraw

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According to them, from Monday, 17 September to Sunday 23 September, both emergency and OPD services will be withdrawn and will be followed by a withdrawal of all services nationwide from Monday, 24 September.

In a communiqué issued at the end of the National Council meeting of the Ghana Physician Assistants Association in Kumasi, they catalogued a number of concerns including poor conditions of service, salary discrepancies, obsolete job description, lack of carrier progression, among others, which they want government to address.

Here's the full communiqué: Physician assistants to strike

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