t has been a busy month for Gauteng’s new health MEC, Bandile Masuku. “Even describing it as hectic,” he says, “is an understatement.”A few days ago, it was reported that a 45-year-old woman in labour was allegedly turned away from the Stanza Bopape Clinic in Mamelodi, eastern Pretoria, and ended up having to give birth just outside the clinic – because nurses allegedly told her that she was a high-risk patient because of her age.
Ramokgopa had been brought into the ailing department in February 2017 in an effort to stabilise it, following the release of a damning report by health ombudsman Professor Malegapuru Makgoba. It found that 143 mentally ill patients died after being moved from healthcare facility Life Esidimeni to ill-equipped nongovernmental organisations. The tragedy had occurred under the watch of former health MEC Qedani Mahlangu, who resigned in the wake of the controversy.
Before his current position, Masuku, a married father of three boys, was head of the obstetrics and gynaecology unit at Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital in Vosloorus. He has a long history of working at both academic and regional hospitals in Gauteng. “Another key focus area is on keeping our facilities refurbished: the look and feel of our facilities must promote health and make you feel better just by entering the system. And thirdly, staff morale is high on the priority list. When you have a happy nurse or doctor, your experience of a care facility is enhanced. We want to uplift our staff, give recognition where it is due, correct where we need to and learn from those issues.
“These hospitals serve not only Gauteng residents, but citizens countrywide and those from our neighbouring states, too. In terms of funding, it becomes unfair that the provincial budget is used to run those hospitals when they serve the entire nation.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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