Four more violent incidents by mental health patients at Bheki Mlangeni District Hospital Tankmaester
“These patients are also managed in a non-secluded environment as there are no dedicated mental health wards“. Masuku said preliminary investigations are under way in order to inform appropriate actions to be taken by the department.
“The chief executive officer is on precautionary transfer and mental health services are currently suspended to allow Infrastructural challenges to be dealt with by the department of infrastructural development ”. Bloom said he was highly disappointed that the hospital had not taken sufficient security steps to prevent violent incidents even after the murder of a patient. The key problem was that mental health patients were kept in an ordinary ward rather than a dedicated high security ward which should have been built long ago.
"I welcome the precautionary suspension of CEO Ruth Mabyana, as she has failed dismally to manage the hospital for six years. She should be replaced with someone who can ensure that there is safety and quality care for all patients at this hospital," Bloom said.
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