Tag: patients

Portable desks help long-term child patients keep learning

Initiative brings MiDesks to paediatric wards after doctor saw girl studying. Teachers…

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KZN doctor arrested for sexually assaulting patients in hospital

The doctor was arrested at his workplace in Madadeni. A 69-year-old doctor…

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Gauteng scrambles to relocate 200 mental health patients as DA raises Life Esidimeni alarm

The department says there will be no rushed or chaotic patient movement.…

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Gauteng health races to cut surgical waiting list of over 30 000 patients

The department framed the backlog not purely as a failure, but as…

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Prison for therapy? Here’s why mentally ill patients are behind bars instead of in hospitals

It was proposed that the law be changed so courts aren't able…

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Fire breaks out at Sebokeng Hospital, 30 Patients evacuated

The incident has been reported to law enforcement and a full investigation…

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Patients allege forced removals at rehab centre

Former monitors describe collecting patients without verifying court documents, trusting assurances process…

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Morning Fix: Lesufi’s Sopa in numbers | Limpopo family sues health MEC over psychiatric patient’s death

In today’s morning fix we start off with news on Gauteng Premier…

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Limpopo family sues health MEC over psychiatric patient’s death

A postmortem found multiple gunshot wounds, contradicting earlier claims of a fatal…

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