By MUKWIMA CHILALACONFUSION has characterised the General Nursing Council (GNC) membership renewal as nurses and midwives who wanted to pay K100 for the renewal of practicing certificates are being turned away on pretext that the council has not received any official communication on the reduction of the fees.Health Minister Sylvia Masebo yesterday announced that Government has reduced the annual fees for renewal of practicing certificates for nurses and midwives from K378 to K100.But a check yesterday at the GNC Secretariat found nurses who were trying to pay the new K100 fees being turned away on the pretext that the GNC were waiting for official directive from the government.And some nurses who were found at the GNC but sought anonymity said the council has not yet effected the new fees as they were being charged K378 instead of K100.And when reached for a comment, GNC legal counsel and spokesperson Etambuyu Mulele said they would issue a […]
CONFUSION OVER FEES HITS NURSING COUNCIL
