3.5 Care Health Services 3.5.1 Offenders at Medium A complained of poor medical care. The waiting period for treatment was particularly long. It was also revealed that the one nurse allocated to the unit was often away on study leave, during which time the offenders had to be attended to by the medical staff at the Medium B centre. At the time of the visit the Medium A centre only had one nurse. The second post had been advertised. The management thought that the two posts were sufficient, as the Medium A centre provided primary health care only, and there were two nurses to attend to 200 inmates who were unlikely to fall ill at the same time. It was confirmed that, like at Med A, there was only one nurse at the Medium B centre. As from 1 February 2012, the maximum centre had two nurses and one operational manager. In terms of policy, the management area should have one doctor. The post was vacant at the time of the visit, but had been advertised three months earlier. Pending the filling of the vacancy, the area made use of sessional doctors.