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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...
Doctor charged in Sassa disability grant fraud case
A medical doctor in Limpopo was among a group of 15 people – which also included a former South African Social Security Agency (Sassa)...
New Health MEC's plan to reclaim Gauteng public healthcare
The position of MEC for Health in Gauteng is one of the most important, and probably one of the toughest public sector health jobs...
Court stops removal of patients from Mpumalanga care home
The Mpumalanga High Court (Mbombela) has barred the Social Development Department from moving 36 disabled patients from a care facility after an application by AfriForum,...
Safety audit proposed after hospital staff attacked by psychiatric patients
Since January, there have been 43 attacks by psychiatric patients on staff at 17 Gauteng state hospitals, with the DA in the province now...
Deafening silence on Tembisa Hospital payments scandal – Jack Bloom
The DA deplores the deafening silence of the Gauteng Health Department concerning the News24 investigation that has exposed how corruption whistle-blower Babita Deokaran tried...
Sections of Mental Health Act ruled unconstitutional by High Court
Sections of the Mental Health Act that allowed the involuntary detention of patients, as occurred in the Life Esidimeni tragedy, have been declared unconstitutional...