A stakeholders meeting on January 6 discussed problems which included overcrowding in the ward, staff shortages, and inappropriate equipment storage. Continue reading…
Seven babies died in the neonatal unit of Pelonomi Hospital in Bloemfontein within eight days. Mondli Mvambi, the spokesperson for the Free State Department of Health, confirmed the death of these newborn babies between December 2 and 10. Mvambi says the sudden rise in mortality in the neonatal unit is been investigated. “We found the.. Continue reading…
The Public Service Commission has completed its report after an unannounced inspection at Cecilia Makiwane and Frere Hospitals in East London. Following unannounced inspections at the Cecilia Makiwane Hospital’s Mental Health Unit and Frere Hospital’s Nerina House Nurses Home in August 2019, the Public Service Commission (PSC) released its report on Tuesday 3 December 2019,.. Continue reading…
There is plenty of competition, with many government hospitals in the province described as deadly. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has released the results of a social media campaign attempting to expose the worst hospital in Gauteng. According to a statement, the Jubilee Hospital in Hammanskraal has earned this honour. “Other hospitals mentioned frequently include the.. Continue reading…
The FF Plus paid an urgent visit to the Sebokeng Hospital in Emfuleni last Friday after the parents of a young man approached the party to investigate the circumstances at the hospital. The 21-year-old man, who has been in the hospital for 35 days, was admitted on the 10th of June for a simple procedure… Continue reading…
Die bedrag van R30 miljard wat geoormerk is om die nuttelose Nasionale Gesondheidsversekering (NGV) te loods, moet eerder meer effektief gebruik word. Die VF Plus is van mening dat hierdie geld eerder gebruik kan word om sekuriteit te verbeter, aandag te gee aan die herstel en aankoop van toerusting by hospitale en klinieke by die.. Continue reading…
The National Health Insurance Bill (NHI) is built on a foundation of failure and ignorance, the DA health spokesperson told parliament on Friday. Siviwe Gwarube argued that the costs of proposals in the bill, which was approved by the cabinet this week, were nothing more than a thumb-suck. “And the NHI pilot projects across the.. Continue reading…
NASPERS (Netwerk24) het ons gevra om dié berig hieronder te verwyder. Wat is dit wat Netwerk24 wil wegsteek van arm mense van SA, wat nie subskripsies tot NASPERS, of Mediese Fondse kan bekostig nie? Wil hulle hê arm mense moet onder die verkeerde indruk wees dat Staatshospitale absoluut goed is, en dan as hulle daar opdaag in ‘n noodgeval, word hulle vir die dood gelaat deur nalatigheid wat nie net doelbewus is nie maar ook dalk rassisties is? Continue reading…
A Durban man whose father’s mouth was infested with maggots after he was admitted to RK Khan Hospital says he will not rest until the staff at the facility pay for neglecting him. Azaad Ebrahim said he was livid with the hospital after his 52-year-old father Abdul, who suffered a stroke and had mobility issues,.. Continue reading…
In a statement on Sunday, DA shadow health MEC Jack Bloom complained that Premier David Makhura had failed to clarify which were the five worst hospitals in Gauteng that would receive special intervention over the next 12 months, according to the premier. “In the printed version of his state of the province speech (Sopa) there.. Continue reading…