Budget constraints delay negligence complaints before the Health Ombud
The health ombuds' office has been chronically understaffed since its inception in 2016.
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Medico-legal claims: SAHRC appalled by Limpopo situation
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has expressed alarm at the number of medico-legal claims brought against the Limpopo Department of Health which amounts to a staggering R14 billion. Although worried, the human rights watchdog is hardly surprised since…
Young doctors at boiling point as EC health crisis deepens
The Eastern Cape Health Department’s woes are escalating by the minute with more than 90 trainee doctors demanding immediate answers. Their contractual obligations haven’t been met as the provincial department faces yet another catastrophe. Having completed their internships, which includes…
EC hospitals: Legal claims guzzle food budgets
Eastern Cape (EC) hospitals have had to make do without food and medical equipment with close to R40 billion used up by medico-legal claims. The provincial health department’s budget has been brought to its knees forcing institutions to step in…
The high cost of medico-legal claims
The Department of Health is facing claims amounting to over R20 billion. But with fraudulent claims, it is patients who are paying the ultimate price when much-needed funds are diverted to these bogus allegations.
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NHI: It’s not just about the money
While the public health system is desperately under-funded, money alone will not fix it. Yet this is the underlying assumption of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill, which serves to force the public and private health systems into a hasty marriage.
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