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DA: Gauteng govt endangering lives with botched take over of ambulance services
Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni were running their own services before the Gauteng Health Department took over this function.
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DA shadow health MEC Bloom outraged by water cuts at Helen Joseph hospital
There has been a cut in supply from the Hurst Hill reservoir, which covers a large part of the northwest Johannesburg area.
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Gloves off in fight between DA’s Bloom & ANC’s Masuku over Nasrec field hospital
The DA's Jack Bloom has accused the government of corruption under the leadership of suspended Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku relating to the admission of patients at the Nasrec field hospital.
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DA’s Bloom won't retract claims of financial mismanagement at GP COVID facility
Suspended Health MEC Bandile Masuku has threatened legal action against Bloom, saying he was spreading false information.
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Masuku accuses DA’s Jack Bloom of misleading public over Nasrec hospital costs
The suspended health MEC gave Bloom 24 hours to retract his statement regarding the admission of patients at the Nasrec field hospital.
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Gauteng Health Dept says lowered legal claims by R2bn
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.
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Gauteng DA oppose Makhura’s plans for academic hospitals
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.
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MEC Ramokgopa dismisses claims of essential medicine shortages at hospitals
This after the DA said it had noted with concern the shortage of essential drugs at government hospitals in Gauteng.
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DA concerned about robbery at some West Rand clinics over lack of security
It’s understood the Gauteng Health Department hasn't made payments to security companies and the security guards have now gone on strike.
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DA opens cases against Ramokgopa & Mamabolo over deadly Joburg building fire
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.
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DA calls for probe into death of psychiatric patient at Vosloorus hospital
The party says the patient broke through burglar bars at the facility and fell to a lower floor.
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DA: Gauteng Health hasn’t learned from Life Esidimeni tragedy
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.
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Possible shutdown looms at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital
Democratic Alliance shadow MEC on Health in Gauteng Jack Bloom says that the proposed shutdown must be prevented.
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DA's Bloom claims 8 more missing former Esidimeni patients found
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.
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Charlotte Maxeke Hospital denies worsening ceiling leaks claims
Democratic Alliance's Jack Bloom claims leaks are still a major concern and the hospital's structural integrity is still questionable.
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Gauteng DA asks Makhura to step down over Esidimeni tragedy
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.
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Political parties have mixed reactions to suspension of Health Dept HOD
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.
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Health dept roped in to resolve JHB mortuary tension ‘swiftly, decisively’
The principal specialist has been accused of threatening to kill a colleague, creating a toxic environment.
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DA’s Jack Bloom refused entry into Natalspruit hospital
He was told to "go to hell" and was threatened by security when trying to assess the patient file system.
