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Power outages. A medical practitioners' perspective

Since January 2019 over 60% of all major incidents reported in a large chain of national hospitals were related to power outages. MPS business...

Understanding the medico-legal landscape in South Africa

Medical Protection took to the road recently to speak to members face-to-face on a range of topics pertinent to their practice in South Africa....

The legal permutations of being a Good Samaritan

SA doctors have a constitutional duty of care, writes Dr Tony Behrman, consultant for the Medical Protection Society. But unlike some countries where if...

Covering for your colleagues. Responsibility reconfirmed

Dr Tony Behrman, medical business consultant at Medical Protection writes that a recent case heard in the Supreme Court of Appeal SCA 529/2017 has highlighted...