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BVIHSA board to address operational issues this week

The Dr D Orlando Smith Hospital in Road Town

Health Minister Carvin Malone has promised to bring some measure of resolution to the ongoing saga at the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) when officials meet this week.

In a response to the challenges being faced by the organisation, the Health Minister said: “All operational and administrative issues being reported by media outlets inclusive of ongoing audits, payroll issues and staff actions will be addressed by the board of directors early this week.”

Over the weekend, reports of an ongoing industrial action by nurses at the BVIHSA surfaced, but the Health Minister has categorically denied any such action has taken place.

Furthermore, there have been reports reaching the media that an audit of the entity was demanded by Premier Andrew Fahie after irregularities were found about its payroll and within the Human Resources arm of the organisation.

In response to this, Malone said that upon entering office in 2019, it was “early determined” that a comprehensive review of the agency’s finances as well as its management and operations was warranted.

“In correspondence dated September 26, from me as minister, the 2021 board of directors were informed that the Government of the Virgin Islands was desirous of having a comprehensive review of the financial operations and of the sustainability of the BVI Health Services Authority aimed at maximising operations and efficiency,” Malone said.

According to the Health Minister, the new BVHISA boards that were established in 2020 and 2021 were also charged with improving relationships between that entity, the Health Ministry, the National Health Insurance (NHI) and the Public Health Unit.

But Malone stated that the initiation and success of this task was influenced and negatively hampered by the onset of COVID-19 and the realities that the global pandemic brought to the territory.

Malone further urged the public not to “leapfrog to any conclusions at this time”. Instead, he asked that the public wait on the report of facts from credible sources.

“It is my resolve to disclose all facts as reported to me in a timely and complete manner,” the Health Minister added.

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  1. solution says:

    Get rid of that minister because he aint ready

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  2. The board says:

    The board needs to meet with the staff individual dept hear them out along with the minister then you will better able to get things in order

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  3. lol says:

    No wonder NHI is bleeding.

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  4. SHAUN says:

    the rest of hospital staff should part take, the nursing director and marlone stink of l**s and them hush hush and cover up thing but one day you all will pay for all you l**s ,while the hospital collapse

  5. WELL SA!!! says:

    The people are stressing to sickness, sad

  6. If u didn’t know says:

    Blood is thicker than water. All types of blankets will be thrown over this investigation and nothing will come out of it.

  7. whatajoke says:

    I say this before and saying again. Too much of they own family working in one place. once auntie get a position in HR only auntie family could go work deh; likewise if uncle get one. but wait if is UNCLE you bet he not only getting family but he getting he ‘friends’ in. like them girls who suddenly appear. And everybody else would hear they got no vacancies.
    Sickening.

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