Region Six’s Health Direc-tor, Jevaughn Stephens says that the ‘sit-in’ by physicians on Monday at the Skeldon Hospital was mainly as a result of a lack of communication and the closure of the Skeldon Estate Dispensary which has led to an increase in the number of patients at the said hospital.
On Monday the physicians attached to the Accident and Emergency (A & E) Department of the Skeldon Hospital held a day-long ‘sit-in’ due to the shortage of medical supplies and drugs.
The Health Director at a press conference held yesterday at the Regional Health Services Board-room confirmed that there is a shortage of drugs and supplies at the Skeldon Hospital. However, he said that had the situation been properly communicated to those in charge, it could have been instantly rectified.
