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Psychiatric patients in dire conditions at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital
Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital is in a state of crisis, with psychiatric patients being kept in untenable conditions – but insiders say other...
Pregnant woman found hanged in hospital
Incompetence and misplaced priorities are to blame for the death of a pregnant woman at Kopanong Provincial Hospital, the DA has said, slamming the...
Mental healthcare law challenge dismissed by ConCourt
The Constitutional Court has dismissed a challenge – by a civil rights group – to legislation governing the protection of mental healthcare patients, finding...
How independent is SA's new Health Ombudsman?
South Africa’s new Health Ombud took on his role this month as some health activists questioned his political allegiances with the ANC, his numerous...
'Dysfunctional and an embarrassment' – outgoing Ombudsman on health departments
In a blistering reflection of the public health sector after seven years in the job, outgoing Health Ombudsman Professor Malegapuru Makgoba labelled the system...
New mental health policy welcomed, but long overdue, say experts
The long-awaited new National Mental Health Policy Framework and Strategic Plan 2023-2030 took centre stage recently at the two-day SA Mental Health Conference in Johannesburg,...
Good doctors require empathy – outgoing Health Ombud Makgoba
There's more to being a good doctor than just academic qualifications, says outgoing Health Ombudsman Malegapuru William Mokgaba.
“A good doctor requires empathy and a...
Mental healthcare resources dire in some provinces, says Phaahla
Mpumalanga is still the only province without a specialised facility for people with dual mental health issues, with such patients having to be referred...
Doctors flag high death risk as Rahima Moosa dysfunctionality exposed
As the full horror of the conditions at the Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital (RMMCH) unfolded with the release of a damning report, and...
Gauteng Health HoD resigns
After less than a year at the helm of the Gauteng Health Department, Dr Nomonde Nolutshungu has resigned and will leave at the end...