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Budget constraints: No overtime for doctors and nurses

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By Shalveen Chand 13 August 2025, 10:00PM

The hard-working medical frontliners have been dealt a blow with budget constraints forcing the Ministry of Health to stop all overtime payments from 28 August.

By Shalveen Chand 13 August 2025, 10:00PM

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