According to Kirstie Haslam, partner at DSC Attorneys, the proposed State Liability Amendment Bill which the government is seeking to pass, will have consequences for medical malpractice claimants, as it aims to both limit and structure the payment of damages where a patient has been a victim at a State hospital…
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The question on everybody’s mind is:- How will the State Liability Amendment Bill affect victims?
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And the money just keep rolling in:- R20 million payday for Discovery CEO Adrian Gore
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Insurance and finance group Discovery has published its integrated annual report for 2018, revealing what its top executives got paid for the year.
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Good news for Cape Town:- The old Conradie Hospital earmarked for R3 billion development
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The Conradie Hospital was opened in 1938 and was, at one stage, one of the top treatment centres for Spinal Neurodegenerative Disease.
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The ageing health infrastructure to receive urgent attention
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The South African government has committed to upgrading and maintaining the ageing and dilapidated infrastructure at public healthcare facilities.
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What is the road ahead for the pharma industry in South Africa
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In recent years, South Africa’s pharmaceutical industry has increasingly shifted its focus to become more patient-centric in everything that it does.
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Cause of Alzheimer’s disease:- Mounting evidence that herpes virus is a cause
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Successful prevention of Alzheimer’s disease by use of specific anti-herpes agents has now been demonstrated in a large-scale population study in Taiwan.
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New Study Shows Escalating civil cases against private hospitals due to nursing malpractice
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Nursing malpractice has resulted in a significant rise in civil claims against private hospitals, according to a study by Professor Ethelwynn Stellenberg of the Department of Nursing and Midwifery at Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS).
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Spectramed and Resolution Health merge to form Health Squared Medical Scheme
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Spectramed Medical Scheme and Resolution Health Medical Scheme (Resolution Health) have merged to form Health Squared Medical Scheme, as from 1 January 2019. Independent auditors confirmed that 93% of members voted for the merger, and the schemes have extensively engaged with the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) and, with their involvement, the merger process is..
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The big question is:- Why medical devices should carry warranties
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South Africa has a unique opportunity to become the global leader in the regulation of warranties for medical devices.
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Will the NHI just be another state-owned enterprise?
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A report by organisations collaborating under the umbrella of the People’s Health Movement South Africa was submitted to the UN Committee on Cultural, Economic and Social Rights (ICESER), interrogating, among other things the flaws and pitfalls of the country’s National Health Insurance (NHI) proposal.
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