Despite some interventions by Mpumalanga’s health department, a litany of challenges at the province’s hospitals continues to hamstring quality patient care. Nthusang Lefafa explores these challenges and asks the department what is being done to address...
“The condition of the RWOPS approval is that if the doctor is found to be non-compliant with the conditions, the approval is reversed immediately. There is a committee that has been established to deal specifically with the issue of doctors and other health workers that have been given approval to perform RWOPS. The department is open to receiving anonymous tips to follow up on doctors abusing the RWOPS approval and doing private work during their normal working,” says Malamule.
There are also specialist vacancies that add to cataract surgery backlogs at some hospitals, which have already hit the 8,500 mark. Malamule toldthat Mpumalanga is a rural province and as a result it is a challenge to attract specialised ophthalmic staff . “Specialised staff shortages make it challenging to reduce the backlog. However, the department is doing everything in its power to recruit ophthalmic staff to reduce the backlog.
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