Systemic neglect in public psych wards cost lives, Ombudsman reveals
So bad was the mismanagement of patients at Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital in Northern Cape that Cyprian Mohoto, a mentally […]
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So bad was the mismanagement of patients at Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital in Northern Cape that Cyprian Mohoto, a mentally […]
Health Ombud’s investigation reveals horrific hospital conditions after Minister Motsoaledi’s complaint; calls for urgent action and disciplinary proceedings. Yamkeleka Manjeya
Several patients were admitted to Robert Sobukwe Hospital in critical condition with hypothermia and other serious ailments. Three individuals were
If a Northern Cape mental health patient’s care had been properly managed, “his life might have been saved”, a Health
Patients were “freezing to death” during a year-long electricity outage at the Northern Cape Mental Health Hospital, the health ombud
The Health Ombud has released a damning report on the state of the Northern Cape Mental Hospital and the Robert
“The mental hospital is experiencing acute staff shortages, especially among professional nurses. As a result, the hospital is working at
An investigation by the health ombud into the treatment of state mental patients in Northern Cape has revealed they were
Patients at the Northern Cape Mental Health Hospital in Kimberley were ‘freezing to death’ between July and August 2024, when
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