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TENSIONS IN GHANA NURSES’ FRONT: WILL THE CENTRE HOLD (Episode 1)
A new group recognized by the Registrar General’s Department as Ghana National Association of Nurses and Midwives (GNANM) intensifies moves to break away from the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA). Coalition of Concerned Nurses and Midwives (CCNM) awaits response to petition presented to National Council of GRNMA to suspend nurses’ levy increments as it considers ultimatum and court action. Financial reports presented to the 2017 delegates conference raises flag as worried nurses sense mismanagement of GRNMA funds and assets.
These issues form the subject matter for a serial reportage to be rolled out by nursinginghana.com from January 2018 as Ghanaian nurses anxiously hope for answers in the coming days. The reportage will expose some worrying observations made in several documents intercepted in the passing month. These documents include executive reports and audited financial statements presented by the GRNMA and other documents related to separation from the association by aggrieved nursing groups.
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Nursinginghana.com is reliably informed that following events at the 16th Biennial Delegates Conference held in Cape Coast in November 2017, a new association of nurses (GNANM) was started by some aggrieved nurses to break away from GRNMA. The certificate of incorporation into the Ghana companies’ registry is dated 14th December, 2017. In an interview with Mr. Maxwell Oduro Yeboah on the 21st December, 2017, the interim president of the new association revealed that steps were being taken to see the association become an independent labour union that would primarily seek the interest of its members.
He noted that the decision to break away was triggered by a host of concerns which the GRNMA leadership failed to address. Mr. Yeboah explained that “the increment [in nurses’ levies] is even the least of our worries; and that’s why we don’t want to fight the increment…because even minus the increments, we saw that GRNMA has not treated us fairly”. He raised issues of lack of accountability from the leadership and non-beneficial investments made on behalf of nurses by the union, making few references to the nurses’ Trust Fund administered by Axis Pension Trust and the association’s Hostel Projects.
Responding to a statement on whether there had been any official discourse with the GRNMA leadership to attempt to seek a common ground to address their grievances, Mr. Yeboah suggested that the union leadership was not inclined to veer from current management practices. The interim president, however, remarked, “The best thing we should have done was to try and crave the indulgence of the GRNMA, try to sit with them, and try to reason with them…but that we have not done, and we don’t intend to do…” He suggested that the leadership of the union were more inclined to rationalize or justify their decisions rather than come to a compromise.
The aggrieved president who claimed to have been a regional executive of the GRNMA but resigned due to the same reasons as the breakaway added that “…the GRNMA that I know are not going to barge with pressure.”
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Meanwhile, the CCNM claims it is yet to receive an official response from the GRNMA National Council about the petition to suspend the proposed increments in nurses’ levies from the beginning of 2018. Sources in the leadership of the CCNM had hinted on an ultimatum to be issued, followed by a court action if the petition which was submitted on 12th December, 2017 is not heeded.
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The Government of Ghana has signed an agreement with the Government of Grenada for the recruitment of nurses. Applications are sought from experienced, dynamic and committed individuals for a challenging yet highly rewarding professional opportunity in Grenada.
The following specialties are needed:
- Critical Care Nurses
- Accident and Emergency Nurses
- Public Health Nurses
- General Nurses
QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCES
(i) The Applicant should meet the regulatory requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana,
(ii) Applicants should have at least five (5) years working experience.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
- Each Applicant is required to provide the following:
- Original two (2) Photocopies of nursing academic certificate
- Original two (2) Photocopies of certificate of good standing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Current and Previous appointment
- Original two (2) Photocopies of certificate of criminal record from the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police Service covering the immediate past six (6) months,
- Original two (2) Photocopies of certificate of change of name where applicable,
- Original two (2) Photocopies immunization certificate,
- Original two (2) Photocopies of the Birth Certificate,
- Two (2) copies of an up-to-date curriculum vitae,
- Two (2) reference letters dated within the last six (6) months,
- An endorsed recent passport size photograph with white background,
- Biodata page of passport with two (2) years validity,
- Application Form,
- Any other relevant document.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
Application starts from Friday, 24th October 2025 and ends on Tuesday, 28th October 2025. Applicants are to apply through the Ministry of Health’s Recruitment Portal, https://hr.moh.gov.gh or email : mohhrhd@moh.gov.gh
Candidates are required to submit all the necessary documents including certified copies of qualifications and professional registration on the day of the scheduled interview. Unsuitable applications will not be acknowledged
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NHS Highland has announced that they are seeking experienced international nurses for a permanent position at Caithness General Hospital in Wick.
The role is within the Rosebank Ward, which is described as a busy acute admission ward featuring a three-bedded high dependency unit. This position is specifically for international nurses who are required to sit and pass their OSCE exam to obtain full NMC registration. Note that this post is not open to candidates who already hold full NMC registration.
The NHS Highland as part of this exciting opportunity we will support you through a fully funded in-house, person-centred education programme to prepare for your NMC Test of Competence Part 2 (OSCE) exam and obtain your full UK NMC registration. A preparatory OSCE Education Programme will be delivered by the North of Scotland International Recruitment team in collaboration with NHS Highland.
Candidates are required to have successfully undertaken the Test of Competence Part 1 (CBT) and must meet the necessary English language requirements for their NMC application. It was also specified that applicants must have twelve months of validity remaining on both of these certificates.
Successful candidates will begin as a Band 4 Pre-Registration (International) Nurse and will then progress to a Band 5 Registered Nurse upon obtaining their registration. Interested candidates can apply here.
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The Ministry of Health has postponed its planned Media Engagement on “Unpaid Salaries and Other Related Human Resource Issues.” The session, which was originally scheduled for Wednesday, 8th October 2025 at 9:00 AM at the Ministry of Health, Ridge, will no longer take place as planned.
In a notice shared on social media, the Ministry’s Public Relations Unit informed all media houses and stakeholders that the engagement has been postponed until further notice. The Ministry added that a new date will be communicated in due course and sincerely regrets any inconvenience the change may cause.
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