Minister for Health and Medical Services, Rosy Akbar says the Ministry is apologising to any patient or members of the public who may have been offended by the behavior portrayed in a video which features a number of nurses in uniform singing their version of the “Jingle Bells”.
The video shows a number of health staff in uniform including some nurses singing “Jingle Bells, Patients Smells”.
Akbar says the Ministry has launched a thorough investigation of the video adding the contents of the video are disturbing.
She has asked the Director of Nursing to initiate a detailed and urgent investigation.
Akbar says the behavior portrayed is not typical of many dedicated nurses working in the health system and she is sure the staff involved did not intend to show contempt for their patients.
However, Akbar stresses that there is no excuse for the conduct shown on this video.
Akbar says she knows many nurses will also be disappointed that members of their noble profession appear to have been willing to participate in such behavior.
She says this incident is also a reminder to all medical professionals to comply with the Civil Service Code of Conduct and as such any behavior that undermines the professional standards within the Civil Service will not be condoned.
