Doctors available for limited days on Anegada, JvD & VG- Hon Wheatley
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Speaking on the Monday, February 26, 2024, edition of ‘Da Morning Braff' show on Tola Radio VI, Hon Wheatley said doctors are available on Anegada, Jost van Dyke and North Sound, Virgin Gorda for a few days per week.
The Health Minister said while it is not enough, he is working on having more days where doctors are available.
“In Anegada, it's two days a week. We are having some challenges trying to get to 5 days the way the ferry schedule runs, in North Sound it’s like two days, and in Jost van Dyke it's like one day, it’s not enough,” he added.
“I would not say it's enough… my goal is to make sure we have access to healthcare all the time,” he said in agreeing with host Floyd Burnett aka 'Heritage' that it’s a start.
Meanwhile, the Minister said attracting and keeping healthcare talent remains a challenge around the world, including in the VI.
Recruiting doctors for Sister Islands is a challenge - Hon Wheatley
He said for example in the VI, trying to get up-and-coming doctors to go to remote areas is a challenge as persons cannot build their careers with low causalities in those areas.
“We are looking at persons close to retirement or semi-retirees. My experience has been these persons are really bringing a lot of demands to the table,” he said,
The Minister added that the demands are almost prohibitive to hire those persons; however, he said there is a plan to have doctors enter the system to make healthcare services available all 7 days on the sister islands.
Hon Wheatley shared an experience of a tourist who complained they would never visit one of the sister islands again over the healthcare challenge. The Minister said the issue must be rectified as people want to know that adequate healthcare is available if they are injured or fall ill.
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