Soaring medico-legal claims threaten service delivery: deputy health minister
By the end of March 2022, 15,148 claims involving R125.3bn had been lodged against provincial departments of health, up from R124.1bn 2021
27 September 2023 - 17:38
Medical malpractice claims against the state continue to rise, with about R7bn paid out by provincial health departments over the past five years...
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