Mixed responses to Gauteng Health’s latest security plans

Posted in: Healthcare system, Latest

Following reports of healthcare workers who have been robbed, assaulted, or killed in public healthcare facilities in Gauteng, the province’s health department announced that healthcare workers will now be trained to handle patients who become violent. Thabo Molelekwa looked at what these safety plans entail and asked health worker organisations for their views.

Mixed responses to Gauteng Health’s latest security plans

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.