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Doctors

Shortage of healthcare workers in SA a concern - Board of Healthcare Funders

By Zanele Zama

Managing director of the Board of Healthcare Funders, Dr Katlego Mothudi, says this has a detrimental impact of healthcare services.

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    Angola suspends pay for striking doctors

    "We won't pay the salaries of the striking doctors," Labour Minister Teresa Dias told reporters.

    91 days ago
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    Doctors, dentists reject HPCSA's decision to increase annual statutory fees

    The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has taken a decision to increase doctors' and dentists' fees by 15% for the current financial year.

    456 days ago
  • More than 200 Cuban doctors arrived in the country early on Sunday morning to bolster support in the fight against Covid-19. Picture: GCIS.

    Cuban doctors still needed to deal with COVID-19, say KZN authorities

    The 217 Cuban doctors were deployed to the country earlier this year to assist in the fight against COVID-19, with 28 of them currently working in KwaZulu-Natal.

    647 days ago
  • Medical staff across the country have been going to extra lengths to protect themselves against the virus. Picture: Supplied.

    How snorkel masks are saving doctors from COVID-19 at Tygerberg Hospital

    The masks, which are usually used for snorkelling in tropical waters, cover the whole face and form a tight seal.

    674 days ago
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    'Most candidates who passed the surgeon exams are candidates of colour'

    Dr Flavia Sekubuge says they are conducting investigations to find out why 31 would-be surgeons failed the exam.

    997 days ago
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    Doctors scared of medical schemes because of payment system, inquiry told

    Lawyers that represent health professionals on Wednesday said their clients operated under stress when medical schemes investigated them, and they were scared of them.

    1044 days ago
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    IPAF grilled on disclosure of doctors' info to medical schemes

    The organisation, which also works with the schemes, said it helped doctors with peer reviews to make sure that they were compliant.

    1063 days ago
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    Motsoaledi disappointed over non-payment of doctors' salaries

    Sama has since warned that the approximately 222 doctors in Gauteng alone who have been affected will not report for duty until they receive their salaries.

    1236 days ago
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    Some Gauteng doctors 'to receive salaries on Friday'

    Several medical interns and community service doctors were informed on Monday that they will not receive their January salaries.

    1247 days ago
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    Do doctors spend too much time with computers?

    For every hour that some doctors devote to direct patient care they may spend about five hours on other tasks, according to a study.

    1976 days ago
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    Fewer deaths and complications with female physicians?

    A study shows that with female doctors, patients had 4% lower odds of dying within a month after being admitted to the hospital.

    2019 days ago
  • FILE: Zimbabwe riot police deploys in Harare on 4 July, 2016 during clashes with public transport drivers. Picture: AFP.

    Zim doctors complain that roadblocks delay their response to emergencies

    The Zimbabwe Medical Association asked the police for doctors to be allowed to proceed quickly at checkpoints.

    2174 days ago
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    Long working hours push SA junior doctors over the edge

    SA junior doctors are reportedly working a minimum of 24 hours, leading to fatigue, and in some cases taking drugs.

    2186 days ago
  • A doctor sutures a man's nose and face after he was admitted to the Khayelitsha District Hospital's trauma unit. Picture: Anthony Molyneaux/EWN

    Are junior doctors overworked in SA?

    Dr Terence Carter, deputy director general at the Department of Health, talks about the working conditions of junior doctors.

    2199 days ago
  • A doctor sutures a man's nose and face after he was admitted to the Khayelitsha District Hospital's trauma unit. Picture: Anthony Molyneaux/EWN

    True grit: What it takes to be a trauma physician in SA

    Dr. Sa’ad Lahri is no stranger to the chaos of a busy trauma unit, but he wouldn't change it for the world.

    2207 days ago
  • Demonstrators and junior doctors hold placards as they protest outside the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, in Basingstoke, west of London, on 26 April 2 2016, during a strike by junior doctors. Picture: AFP.

    English junior doctors on first all-out strike over new contract

    Junior doctors walked out from all services including accident & emergency, maternity & intensive care.

    2256 days ago
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    Stereotyping makes life harder for young female surgeons

    Female residents with higher degrees of stereotype perception apparently have poorer psychological health.

    2432 days ago
  • FILE: A strike by junior doctors has entered its second day and the timing couldn’t have been worse with the region on high alert over the West African Ebola outbreak. Picture: Supplied.

    Zim doctors' strike enters second day

    The strike has crippled operations at major hospitals in Harare and the second city of Bulawayo.

    2802 days ago
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