Whether COVID-19 patients in need of extended care in an intensive care unit qualify for ‘emergency medical treatment’ is answered
by considering the South African...Weekly Roundup
South Africa’s 10th medical school, located at Nelson Mandela University’s Missionvale Campus in Port Elizabeth, opens its doors in March 2021.
This was announced...
December 9th, 2020A recent South African Supreme Court of Appeal judgment, in the case of a clinical psychologist against a mining company, may open the door for medical practitioners —...
November 4th, 2020The standard of healthcare in South Africa's public hospitals pre-1994 was better than what is currently experienced in the private sector today, Dr Kgosi Letlape,...
A woman has been arrested for contravention of parts of the Health Professions Act after she was found to have been operating medical practices in Springs in Gauteng....Medico-Legal
A “bogus” dentist who had been operating for two years though he is not registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), has been denied bail,...News Release
Darryl Bernstein, partner and head of the Healthcare Industry Group, and Rui Lopes, associate and member of the Healthcare Industry Group at Baker McKenzie in...Medico-Legal
The Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) has violated the human rights of anti-abortion medic Jacques de Vos by delaying his hearing without giving a reason, claims...South Africa
Corruption is rife within South African health sector institutions such as the state laboratory service, the health professions council and the product oversight...South Africa
Following a random inspection by the Health Professions Council of SA at a Gauteng practice, a non-registered locum was arrested while her medical practitioner employee...
