Sedert 1994 het die mediese sorg fasiliteite en veral staatshospitale met rasse skrede agteruitgegaan. Die eens hoogs aangeskrewe opleidings hospitale soos HF Verwoerd Hospitaal, Johannesburg Algemene Hospitaal, Tygerberg Hospitaal en Universitas Hospitaal in Bloemfontein het van die beste dokters opgelewer in die kontinent. Tans sukkel Universitas Hospitaal met ‘n uittog van spesialiste wat nie meer..
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Ontstellende agteruitgang van staatshospitale en mediese sorg fasiliteit tydens ANC bewind
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Gruesome discovery as man’s decomposed body found in ceiling at Mahatma Gandhi hospital, Durban hospital after cleaners and nurses were troubled by a strong stench from the linen room
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The decomposed body of a man was discovered in the ceiling of a hospital in Durban on Friday. The gruesome discovery was made by members of Search and Rescue, the Durban K9 unit and police officials who were called out to the trauma unit of the Mahatma Gandhi hospital in Phoenix, south of Durban. Police..
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What does your doctor think when they say, ‘I’m afraid I have some bad news’
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Doctors have turned to scientific studies for guidance on talking with patients, but the results have largely left them guessing. I’m afraid I have some bad news. The above sentence probably wasn’t pleasant to read. Maybe it gave you a sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach or made your blood pressure spike. But..
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Discovery says:- ‘Without waiting periods, medical aids couldn’t survive,’
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Would you join a medical aid if you were perfectly healthy? Most won’t. That’s why we need waiting periods, says Discovery CEO Jonathan Broomberg. Discovery Health Medical Scheme and all other open medical schemes apply to wait periods if a member has had a break in membership of more than 90 days before joining/re-joining a..
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The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) welcomes Special Investigative Unit’s (SIU) investigation
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The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has welcomed the proclamation by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the Special Investigative Unit’s (SIU) investigation into alleged unlawful or improper conduct by employees of the HPCSA. This follows a report by the Ministerial Task Team (MTT) appointed by Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi in 2015, to investigate allegations..
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Study Confirms That Gin & Tonic Can Prevent Wintertime Colds, it’s seems-like if you are ‘tipsy’ that you will forget about the flu you have
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I guess it’s official, summer is gone and the cold weather is about ready to arrive. In fact, in some parts of the world, the cold weather is already a reality and with it come all of the symptoms of the common cold, including a runny nose, coughing, sore throat, and drowsiness. It is not..
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Durban hospital:- Man’s decomposed body found in ceiling
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The decomposed body of a man was discovered in the ceiling of a hospital in Durban on Friday. The gruesome discovery was made by members of Search and Rescue, the Durban K9 unit and police officials who were called out to the trauma unit of the Mahatma Gandhi hospital in Phoenix, south of Durban. Police..
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Enough of Staats Hospitals / Clinics’ pathetic service
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I am posting this out of pure frustration and desperation! We all know that It is an open secret that SA government health services, especially hospitals, are, to say the least in a poor state!! We know that we are pretty much doomed without expensive medical aid, but this just takes the cake. Who to..
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WARNING: Elderly man recovering at home after alleged hospital assault (GRAPHIC IMAGES)
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An 87-year-old man’s family has taken to social media after he was allegedly injured and bruised by staff at the Tshwane District hospital. “He is doing okay. He is in pain, and a bit confused and tired after the whole ordeal,” said Johnny Coetzee’s grandson, Gerhard Höll. “This is the second attack on my grandfather..
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Gauteng Health MEC Dismisses Claims Of Essential Medicine Shortages At Hospitals after patients reported a lack of essential drugs at government institutions
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Gauteng Health MEC Gwen Ramokgopa on Friday dismissed claims that all hospitals in the province didn’t have diabetes and cancer treatment available. This after the Democratic Alliance (DA) said it had noted with concern the shortage of essential drugs at government hospitals in the province. The party made claims that medication for cancer patients had..
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