Nurses to get ‘retention payment’ to keep them working

Incentive to stay: The strain on healthcare staff due to the pandemic caused many to leave the profession. — The Straits Times/ANN

Nurses will receive additional payments on top of their salaries in 2022 and 2023 in a move to keep them in the profession, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung.

He said the Covid-19 pandemic is still ongoing and a major burden on nurses here.