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Doctors Demand Transparency Over Shift Changes | Mauritius News
Doctors are furious as the Ministry of Health quietly pushes through a new shift schedule that could slash their overtime pay — and they’re demanding answers. The plan, signed by a Senior Chief Executive, would force emergency and surgical staff into grueling 16-hour shifts — eight AM to seven PM, then overnight — replacing the current 24-hour on-call system. Practitioners say it’s a betrayal with zero consultation, wrecking work-life balance and threatening morale. Unions accuse advisors, not technical health officials, of driving the policy — and warn it could drive doctors out of public…
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