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Joan van Dyk

Johannesburg, South Africa
As seen in: MSN South Africa, The Guardian, Yahoo Canada, Fin24, Modern Wellness, News24, AOL UK, TimesLIVE, AllAfrica, Bizcommunity and
Independent South African health journalist. Bylines at @SpotlightNSP, @dailymaverick, @guardian & GroundUp. Former @Bhekisisa_MG news editor.
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Survival over compliance drives nurses into the shadows of an unworkable moonlighting system

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By Joan van Dyk
| Daily Maverick
SPOTLIGHT The Department of Health allows some public sector doctors and nurses to moonlight in the private sector, but the relevant policy and its implementation caused much controversy over the years. Set against the wider management dysfunction in several provincial health departments, the issue is now coming to a head. Some healthcare workers in the public sector are allowed to moonlight in the private sector to earn extra money, subject to certain conditions.
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Moonlighting, money and morals in a looted health system

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By Joan van Dyk
| Sowetan
Professional nurse Nomsa Dlamini* has been picking up extra shifts in Gauteng’s private health sector for years, without the required approval from her public sector managers. The health department has no record of this work, a breach of the rules meant to regulate “moonlighting” among state employees. She says the benefits of keeping her extra shifts off-book far outweigh the risks of getting caught.
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Moonlighting, money and morals in a looted health system

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By Joan van Dyk
| Daily Maverick
SPOTLIGHT The Department of Health allows some public sector doctors and nurses to moonlight in the private sector, but the relevant policy and its implementation caused much controversy over the years. Set against the wider management dysfunction in several provincial health departments, the issue is coming to a head. Some healthcare workers in the public sector are allowed to moonlight in the private sector to earn extra money, subject to conditions.
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