Push to Replace UHWI Chief Doctor Carl Bruce Reaches Prime Minister Amid Complaints Against Him and Perceived Hospital Inaction
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The effort by senior clinicians at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) to get Dr. Carl Bruce replaced as the chief doctor has escalated to the level of the prime minister, 18° North has learned.
This follows their failed attempts over the last several months to convince the hospital’s board and management to act.
According to one of the senior doctors, who didn’t want to be named, a formal letter was sent to Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness almost three weeks ago signed by 17 clinical heads and subheads.
Dr. Myrton Smith, the UHWI representative of the Association of Government Medical Consultants, a union body, wouldn’t comment as to whether the letter was sent, saying only that as far as the position of Senior Director Clinical Services (SDCS), “We can’t say we’ve had significant feedback regarding the position we had taken so we await that feedback from the management…The consultants remain resolute that we need to see some tangible changes to the leadership structure.”