The entire top management of Livingstone Hospital has been placed on special leave pending an investigation into the alleged theft of patient food, a missing computer and laptops, fraudulent loans and payouts, and the quality of the security services at the hospital. Those affected are: ● CEO Thulane Madonsela, who was headhunted for the position..
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Livingstone Hospital entire top management under investigation for theft
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MEDICAL AIDS News:- Spectramed and Resolution Health merge
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Spectramed Medical Scheme and Resolution Health Medical Scheme (Resolution Health) have merged to form Health Squared Medical Scheme, as from 1 January 2019.
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The question on everybody’s mind is:- How will the State Liability Amendment Bill affect victims?
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According to Kirstie Haslam, partner at DSC Attorneys, the proposed State Liability Amendment Bill which the government is seeking to pass, will have consequences for medical malpractice claimants, as it aims to both limit and structure the payment of damages where a patient has been a victim at a State hospital…
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Man’s tumour misdiagnosed as a headache at Groote Schuur Hospital – told to take a tablet and go home
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A growing tumour eating into the nasal passage of a Mitchells Plain man was diagnosed as a headache by staff at Groote Schuur Hospital after he went to the trauma unit to get help for the pain. Faried Jassiem, who felt too ill to go to work, went to the trauma unit after he felt..
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And the money just keep rolling in:- R20 million payday for Discovery CEO Adrian Gore
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Insurance and finance group Discovery has published its integrated annual report for 2018, revealing what its top executives got paid for the year.
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SA’s medical health in shambles – 21 Patients still missing after the devastating Life Esidimeni tragedy that occurred in 2015
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Twenty-one mental health patients who were part of the individuals transferred from Life Esidimeni healthcare facility to illegal NGOs are still missing. In 2015, former Gauteng MEC of Health Qedani Mahlangu terminated a contract with the private hospital, saying it has become expensive to keep them there. This resulted in 144 patients losing their lives…
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Medical facility under investigation after two babies die in mysterious circumstances at Shongwe Hospital, Mpumalanga
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The Mpumalanga health department on Tuesday said it launched an internal investigation into the deaths of two babies, who died at Shongwe Hospital in Nkomazi after they were born prematurely. Department spokesperson Dumisani Malamule told the African News Agency (ANA) that the babies died on Monday night. “There were suspicions at the beginning that the..
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Good news for Cape Town:- The old Conradie Hospital earmarked for R3 billion development
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The Conradie Hospital was opened in 1938 and was, at one stage, one of the top treatment centres for Spinal Neurodegenerative Disease.
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The ageing health infrastructure to receive urgent attention
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The South African government has committed to upgrading and maintaining the ageing and dilapidated infrastructure at public healthcare facilities.
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Lack of empathy causes disturbed patient being burned after being locked up in solitary confinement at Wentworth Hospital
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A mentally disturbed patient was found with burns after being locked alone in a ward in the Wentworth Hospital in Durban, said the IVP. Ncamisile Nkwanyana, the IVP’s health spokeswoman in KwaZulu-Natal, said urgent action should be taken against medical staff who neglect mental-disturbed patients in health care institutions. “The neglect of such patients is..
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