Covid-19 Blamed for Shortcomings of 'Ideal Clinics' in Free State SpotlightNSP: SouthAfrica
On 23 June, the Free State Department of Health reportedly opened the"first municipal clinic in South Africa which solely operate on solar power and [that] has two 2500 litre each water catchment systems to ensure uninterrupted service".
During the visits, Spotlight observed the clinic gates open at 7 am. Both clinics are supposed to provide services from 8 am until 17:00 pm, but some nurses only arrived at 8 am. Between 8 am and 10 am some of the nurses were catching up and having coffee while healthcare users waited to be seen. It was only at around 10 am when both facilities started seeing the first healthcare users.
According to London, the department is doing its best to ensure that quality service continues to be provided at all its primary healthcare facilities. London tells Spotlight all clinics are enrolled and assessed, and those that are excluded are the ones under refurbishment, which will then be included during the following intake.
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