A R623m headache: Gauteng hospitals bleeding millions due to negligence, malpractice claims
The Gauteng health department has, in only nine months, paid R623 million to claimants who instituted medical negligence or malpractice proceedings against it.
In addition, it has forked out an unhealthy R597 million to private lawyers and state legal services - bringing the overspend in administration for medico-legal claims to 20% for the current financial year.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism.
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