South African officials were 'negligent and reckless' in transfer of vulnerable patients to cut costs

Autor:	Pat Sidley
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Government Mental hospital business.industry Family medicine Health care medicine General Medicine Hospital mortality business Patient transfer Cost savings Cause of death
Zdroj:	BMJ. :j632
ISSN:	1756-1833 0959-8138
DOI:	10.1136/bmj.j632
Popis:	At least 94 patients with mental illnesses and disabilities died in appalling circumstances after a contract between a private mental hospital and the Gauteng provincial government was cancelled last year. Patients were transferred from Life Healthcare Esidimeni, a large private hospital, to 27 facilities run by non-governmental organisations according to the 60 page report by South Africa’s new Health Ombud, Malegapuru Makgoba.1 He was asked to investigate the deaths by health minister Aaron Motsoaledi when 36 deaths first came to light last year. “Some of …
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz:	https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::aaf6cd46ad0247bf9c43ee55b47350cc https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j632 Zobrazit plný text záznamu