There have been mounting calls recently for central academic hospitals to be moved into the national governance sphere, allowing the national health department to administer and run these institutions. Even Gauteng premier David Makhura supported the idea in his state of the province address, indicating that Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Steve..
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State takeover of academic hospitals is not the answer – Central healthcare clinical and administrative capacity lacking and provinces would be affected adversely
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Shocking! Almost 200 posts for doctors and specialists remain unfilled at Gauteng’s four academic hospitals — and many of these posts are likely to remain empty, the health department says
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Gauteng hospitals can only fill half of its critical medical staff vacancies — positions that normally go to doctors, specialists and nurses, Gauteng health department deputy director general for clinical services Richard Lebethe says. Hospitals were first informed about this via an April circular sent to hospitals. The head of psychiatry at Chris Hani Baragwanath..
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Let’s have a look at why doctors and nurses are facing unemployment
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It’s the age of austerity and it’s bad news for doctors, nurses and patients alike — unless the state can do more with less.
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