Too scared to come to work, nurse says amid rising security concerns at Eastern Cape health facilities

Posted in: Eastern Cape, Healthcare system, Healthcare Workers, Latest, Provinces

There are serious concerns over the safety of health workers at public health facilities in the Eastern Cape, with some healthcare workers saying they are scared to go to work. Although the provincial health department says it shares this concern, the department remains tight-lipped over its plans and the relevant security contracts. Luvuyo Mehlwana spoke to union representatives, healthcare workers, and some security personnel about the situation.

Too scared to come to work, nurse says amid rising security concerns at Eastern Cape health facilities

Opinion: Gauteng health in flames – making it through the fires and fumbles of SA’s richest province

Posted in: Gauteng, Healthcare system, Latest, Provinces

Gauteng is a province of immense potential and tragic recent history. It is a province that has allowed politics to overwhelm the interests of patients, argues Sasha Stevenson in a talk delivered as part of a lecture series hosted by the Steve Biko Centre for Bioethics at Wits University.

Opinion: Gauteng health in flames – making it through the fires and fumbles of SA’s richest province

Gauteng Health: Has a damning Public Protector report had any impact?

Posted in: Gauteng, Healthcare system, Latest, Provinces

After visiting several hospitals in Gauteng in 2020, the Public Protector found that the Gauteng health department has failed to ensure appropriate conditions for the enjoyment and delivery of healthcare services for Gauteng residents. Ahead of the Gauteng health budget vote speech this week, Thabo Molelekwa looked at what has changed after the Public Protector’s recommendations and asked health experts what it will take to improve public healthcare services in the province.

Gauteng Health: Has a damning Public Protector report had any impact?

Ten months later government hits reset button on Charlotte Maxeke Hospital repairs

Posted in: Gauteng, Healthcare system, Latest, Provinces

After almost a year, the Gauteng Health Department yesterday announced a strategic reset for repairs at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital after a fire ravaged parts of the hospital in April last year. The announcement comes ahead of Gauteng Premier David Makhura’s State of the Province Address on Monday but still does not provide immediate relief to patients and hospitals buckling as a result of delays. Ufrieda Ho reports.

Ten months later government hits reset button on Charlotte Maxeke Hospital repairs

Frustration and confusion following North West hospital closure

Posted in: Access to Medicines, Healthcare system, Healthcare Workers, Latest, North West, Provinces

The sudden closure of Thusong District Hospital in the North West has left healthcare workers and patients confused and frustrated with some patients still turning up at the hospital gates, not knowing where to go for medication and other healthcare services. Nthusang Lefafa reports.

Frustration and confusion following North West hospital closure

Questions over implementation of SA’s new infection control plan

Posted in: COVID-19, Healthcare system, Latest, Provinces

Whether it is in the queue outside a community healthcare clinic, in a GP’s waiting room, or in the ICU at a private sector hospital, infections acquired at healthcare facilities pose a threat to people’s health. Nthusang Lefafa looks at government’s recently relaunched infection prevention and control plans and some obstacles to its implementation.