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Lack of clean linen and staff shortages behind delayed cataract surgeries in Gauteng
The Democratic Alliance’s (DA’s) Jack Bloom recently looked into the waiting list for cataract patients across various healthcare institutions in…
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Security worth R40 million could not stop theft at Charlotte Maxeke hospital
At least R30 million worth of copper pipes have gone missing at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJH) since a…
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Report into deaths of 3 firefighters to be released in September
Investigations into the death of three firefighters at the now-demolished Bank of Lisbon building – which housed Gauteng Health Department…
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Gauteng probing death of patient at Helen Joseph hospital
The department of health in Gauteng said that it was investigating the death of a 26-year-old woman at the Helen…
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DA: R17.6 million spent but no criminal charges laid by Gauteng health dept
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on the Gauteng department of health to review the cost of its investigations after…
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Parts of Charlotte Maxeke Hospital to be fully operational in 2023
The timetable for the medium-term infrastructure completion of the areas affected by the fire at the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital…
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Gauteng’s new R500 million hospital only has 6 patients
The R500m hospital opened amid much fanfare by Gauteng premier David Makhura to help with the rising numbers of Covid-19…
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City of Joburg’s ambulances decrease from 100 to 40
The City of Johannesburg’s fleet of ambulances has decreased from 100 to 40 since the province began taking over ambulances…
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Another blow for cancer patients at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital
Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital’s oncology unit will only reopen on 5 July, a far cry from the promised reopening this…
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DA calls on GP government not to take over city ambulance services
There have been calls for the Gauteng government not to take over the running of ambulance services and for the…
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Health Minister Mkhize to answer on Digital Vibes
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize will appear before Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Health on Friday morning. He’ll be answering questions related…
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Interrupted water supply in parts of Johannesburg leaves Helen Joseph Hospital dry
Large parts of Johannesburg can expect another day of interrupted water supply. Joburg Water is on Monday warning that Brixton,…
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Charlotte Maxeke Hospital fire: No sign of reopening
There is still no sign of reopening the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital three weeks after a fire gutted several…
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4 more violent incidents by mental health patients at Bheki Mlangeni District Hospital
Bheki Mlangeni District Hospital in Soweto has recorded four more violent incidents by mental health patients since the stabbing to…
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Gauteng health dept fails to spend over R908m – Jack Bloom
This year’s figure is a sharp increase from the R631.4 million underspent by the department in the last financial year.…
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Gauteng doing well, but has to speed up virus test results – DA
Poor handling and collection of crucial data would render the province unprepared when the peak hits in about June, Gauteng…
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3,832 deaths in Gauteng hospitals were largely avoidable, DA claims
Jack Bloom says that despite the high number of serious adverse events, only 77 cases were referred for disciplinary action.…
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DA calls for probe after #JoburgFire
Shocked onlookers watched in horror when a firefighter fell from one of the top floors of a burning government building…
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Life Esidimeni bill jumps by another R236m
The party’s Gauteng shadow health MEC, Jack Bloom, said Thomas Masebe, the premier’s spokesperson, at a meeting last week of…
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