Suspended Health MEC Bandile Masuku has threatened legal action against Bloom, saying he was spreading false information.
The suspended health MEC gave Bloom 24 hours to retract his statement regarding the admission of patients at the Nasrec field hospital.
The department delivered a briefing in Johannesburg on Thursday, a day after the Democratic Alliance revealed that the department was forced to pay R310 million after its bank accounts were attached.
DA Gauteng shadow Health MEC Jack Bloom said that the party welcomed Gauteng Premier David Makhura's promises to fix the state of hospitals in the province but believed it would be a disaster if the national government took over the running of the academic hospitals.
This after the DA said it had noted with concern the shortage of essential drugs at government hospitals in Gauteng.
It’s understood the Gauteng Health Department hasn't made payments to security companies and the security guards have now gone on strike.
The party says Health MEC Gwen Ramokgopa and Infrastructure Development MEC Jacob Mamabolo must be jailed or fined for their roles in the blaze that claimed the lives of three firemen earlier this month.
The party says the patient broke through burglar bars at the facility and fell to a lower floor.
The DA has reacted to a revelation by Health MEC Gwen Ramokgopa that the death of a psychiatric patient is being investigated at the Tembisa Hospital.
Democratic Alliance shadow MEC on Health in Gauteng Jack Bloom says that the proposed shutdown must be prevented.
MEC Gwen Ramokgopa confirmed during the Esidimeni arbitration hearings that four patients had been found with authorities being told that eight more had been located.
Democratic Alliance's Jack Bloom claims leaks are still a major concern and the hospital's structural integrity is still questionable.
During his State of the Province Address, Makhura insisted that his office had no role in the deaths of mental patients who died after they were moved from Life Esidimeni centres.
The DA’s Jack Bloom says the suspension of Barney Selebano is a step in the right direction & the EFF wants the premier to resign.
The principal specialist has been accused of threatening to kill a colleague, creating a toxic environment.
He was told to "go to hell" and was threatened by security when trying to assess the patient file system.
Brian Hlongwa has been implicated in alleged massive corruption in the Gauteng health dept.
Many hospitals in the province previously experienced drug shortages because of problems with suppliers.
