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medico-legal claims

Eastern Cape Health MEC breaks promise to appoint CEOs for all major state hospitals

South Africa

Eastern Cape Health MEC breaks promise to appoint CEOs for all major state hospitals

By Estelle Ellis

Will mediation stop dodgy lawyers in SA from milking the Health Department?

Maverick Citizen

Will mediation stop dodgy lawyers in SA from milking the Health Department?

By Zano Kunene

Respected Eastern Cape health chief Rolene Wagner returns to post after government ‘intervention’

South Africa

Respected Eastern Cape health chief Rolene Wagner returns to post after government ‘intervention’

By Estelle Ellis

Eastern Cape healthcare shambles — do political parties have solutions? We asked them

South Africa

Eastern Cape healthcare shambles — do political parties have solutions? We asked them

By Luvuyo Mehlwana for Spotlight

Ramaphosa proclaims ‘health revolution’ at second Presidential Health Summit

South Africa

Ramaphosa proclaims ‘health revolution’ at second Presidential Health Summit

By Ufrieda Ho

‘It is not nice being me’ — more than 5,000 people in Eastern Cape wait for wheelchairs

South Africa

‘It is not nice being me’ — more than 5,000 people in Eastern Cape wait for wheelchairs

By Estelle Ellis, Hoseya Jubase and Siyabonga Kamnqa

Desperate Livingstone Hospital doctors tell patients: Call President Ramaphosa – we can’t fix your broken bones

South Africa

Desperate Livingstone Hospital doctors tell patients: Call President Ramaphosa – we can’t fix your broken bones

By Estelle Ellis

Eastern Cape Health Department wins significant legal victory against medico-legal claims

South Africa

Eastern Cape Health Department wins significant legal victory against medico-legal claims

By Estelle Ellis

Debt from medical negligence claims threaten ‘collapse’ of EC health service — court rules govt to blame

South Africa

Debt from medical negligence claims threaten ‘collapse’ of EC health service — court rules govt to blame

By Tania Broughton

South Africa

EC legislature orders provincial health dept to pay for orthopaedic implants to avert ‘humanitarian crisis’

By Estelle Ellis

What does a security guard strike reveal about the Eastern Cape health department?

South Africa

What does a security guard strike reveal about the Eastern Cape health department?

By Luvuyo Mehlwana for Spotlight

A bankrupt Eastern Cape health department stares down the fourth wave

South Africa

A bankrupt Eastern Cape health department stares down the fourth wave

By Estelle Ellis