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FF Plus intervenes at Steve Biko Hospital after patient’s emergency cry when he was left without food and water for ten days

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The FF Plus intervened at Steve Biko Hospital in Pretoria after a patient called for help from the FF Plus in desperation.

Last Friday, ironically, during a session of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Health, the FF Plus heard firsthand about a patient’s shocking experience at this hospital.

The patient (whose name is withheld) was broken and the hospital left him without food or water for ten days because he had to undergo surgery to re-attach the arm and the procedure was postponed day after day due to an overcrowded theater. Meanwhile, the arm began to turn black and the person was in severe pain.

To make matters worse, he was in Ga-Rankuwa Hospital for two days, where he also received no treatment. He was admitted to Steve Biko Hospital on October 2

The FF Plus was informed about the incident at 09:15 and immediately informed the chair of the portfolio committee, the Gauteng MEC for health as well as the Gauteng department of health about the inciden
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Only 44 inspectors to cover 4184 hospitals and clinics in South Africa – the reason why many hospitals are in such a state of disrepair and why there is little to no service delivery

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The Office of Health Standards Compliance has admitted that it does not have enough inspectors to inspect the approximately 4184 hospitals and clinics in South Africa due to a lack of money and other resources.

The FF Plus was shocked to learn that, according to the Office’s announcement, there are only 44 inspectors who have to do all the work in the entire country.

As a result, many hospitals and clinics are simply not inspected to ensure that they comply with the legal requirements for delivering safe and high-quality health care to South Africans. This institution falls under the National Health Act (12 of 2013).

This explains why the infrastructure at hospitals is in such a poor condition and why equipment is not maintained or in working order. There is no money available to fill the vacant positions.

Even though the Office tries its very best to get to most of the hospitals and clinics, it is obviously an impossible task. During the 2018/19 financia
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Hospitals held up due to shortage of basic medical supplies – ANC regime want to implement NHI, but is currently unable to manage hospitals

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Due to a lack of basic medical supplies, all non-emergency operations were discontinued at the Johannesburg Hospital.

The problems have been going on for weeks and doctors now have to “beg” for medical supplies at neighboring hospitals to deal with serious cases.

The Gauteng Health ministry has confirmed that non-emergency surgery for some patients had to be rescheduled at Charlotte Maxeke hospital in Johannesburg due to a shortage of medical supplies.

This was in response to a statement from the Democratic Alliance’s spokesperson on health, Jack Bloom, who said about 20 patients had been told that their operations could not go ahead. Kwara Kekana, spokesperson for the province’s health MEC, Dr Bandile Masuku, said eight patients were affected by the issue. The patients were all scheduled for arthroplasty.

“There has been a problem for some weeks with procurement at this hospital,” Bloom said in his statement.

Specifically, equipment such as suct
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God Help us! No health care facility in Gauteng controlled by ANC regime could pass safety audit – Now the very same regime wants to enforce a National Health Insurance Plan across SA

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No healthcare facility in Gauteng was able to successfully pass a safety audit that complies with the Occupational Safety Act of SA (OHSA),according to a statement issued by DA Health spokesman Jack Bloom on Thursday. This means that all hospitals and clinics in Gauteng pose a safety risk to staff and patients.

It ranges from overcrowding to emergency departments, leaky roofs, non-functional air conditioning and non-standard kitchens.

This highlights how unprepared the state is for the planned National Health Insurance to be introduced.

Informed sources believe it is better not to go to the hospitals, as the risk of just being further affected or even die, has become too great.

“This information about the shock state of healthcare facilities is revealed by Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku in a written response to questions in the Gauteng Legislature,” Bloom said.

The following facilities performed the worst:

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ANC is bragging about the new Health Plan initiative- no mention of how hospitals’ chaos will be transformed into effective health institutions

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The ANC’s Minister of Health, Zweli Mkhize, again explained how the so-called National Health Plan will be approached.

Without even releasing new information to the media, he even quoted the terrorist leader of the past, Mandela.

The talk of how the Plan will lead to completeness over a period of seven years is all that has been said, without pointing to the possibility that the country’s economy may fall even further, which could hamper the phasing-in of phases.

No indication has been given how much it will cost taxpayers, or at what stage the taxes will increase to fund the R400bn it will pay annually.

According to Zweli Mkhize, new appointments will be made during the seven-year period to manage the excessive administrative burden.

He says a cross-subsidy system will apply, which means those who are healthy and still economically active will bear the burden of paying the expenses of the unemployed and the elderly gua
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Mamelodi Hospital is a death trap; new-born baby fell to his death after mother gave birth standing up after nurses refuse to help her

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The Democratic Alliance says Mamelodi Hospital in Pretoria is overcrowded, understaffed and under-equipped.

DA’s national and Gauteng health spokespeople, Siviwe Gwarube and Jack Bloom visited the hospital following reports that a new-born baby fell to his death – allegedly after nurses refused to help his mother.

The woman allegedly gave birth standing up.

Gwarube says the hospital is a death trap.

This hospital sees the birth of about 800 babies a month and they only have two midwives working at any given time. They supposed to have 12. It puts the lives of people at risk.

“We are going to keep seeing these situations if we don’t lead with the root causes. If we are serious about universal healthcare, we cannot have hospitals like this which become death traps for our people,” she said.

The provincial health department says it’s investigating the case.

“As the department of health, we are aware of
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New health plan poses huge risk to SA’s economy and would be disastrous if implemented – even far left FW de Klerk Foundation have their doubts

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The ANC regime has South Africa’s people in a huge dilemma with its National Health Plan.

Foreign media reports that a government spokesman said the plan would be implemented gradually, but that would depend on the economic growth achieved.

Experts point out that the country will not show any significant growth in the next five years, with the massive unemployment still rising.

The plan is believed to be “rolled out” in phases as economic growth improves, but experts point out that nothing has been said about what will happen if the economy recedes further.

Opinionists believe this will mean that the tax assessment could increase dramatically, and ultimately the entire Plan fails.

Even the far left FW de Klerk Foundation believes implementing the Health Plan will be a disaster again for South Africa.

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Motsoaledi: We can’t wait to improve healthcare before implementing NHI

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Government does not believe it can wait until the healthcare system is improved before implementing national health insurance, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has said.

The minister was speaking at a briefing at Tuynhuys, Parliament, where the report of the outcomes of the presidential health summit, held late last year, was released.

During his address on Tuesday, Motsoaledi said government would be taking significant steps towards implementing universal healthcare.

Last week, president Cyril Ramaphosa said that the National Health Insurance Bill would be tabled before Parliament this year.

NHI will ensure that South Africans can receive free health services at the point of care at both public and private quality-accredited healthcare service providers, Motsoaledi said.

NHI is a proposed state-run health financing system that aims to pool funds to provide access to quality health services for all South Africans regardless of thei
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National Health Insurance legislation will hit private hospital sector’s future investment and capital expenditure, NHI laws threaten 132,000 jobs

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National Health Insurance (NHI), which the government is pushing as the solution to SA’s health crisis, could lead to the loss of up to 132,000 jobs, according to the country’s private hospital groups.

NHI, spearheaded by health minister Aaron Motsoaledi, is the government’s policy for introducing universal health coverage and aims to ensure everyone has access to healthcare that is free at the point of service.

The Hospital Association of SA (Hasa), which represents the private hospital sector, was among the industry groups that presented their views on the risks to the economy at last week’s Business Unity SA (Busa) meeting.

The gathering brought together business and government leaders, who have been trying to forge a closer relationship under the auspices of the Public Private Growth Initiative spearheaded by former politician Roelf Meyer and Toyota Europe and Africa CEO Johan van Zyl.

Hasa commissioned economics consultancy E
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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 Academic Hospital, Wendy Friedlander, says medical officers are feeling the strain of almost 80 vacant posts.

“Doctors [now] have a much greater doctor to patient ratio. If you have more patients, what you can give in terms of time, facilities and resources to each patient is much less”, she explains. “Every patient is getting less care than they should be getting, less care than what they are entitled to.”

Friedlander stresses: “The quality of care has plummeted.”

The psychiatrist is part of a committee of hospital doctors who have asked the provincial health
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