by Chandré Blignaut | Sep 10, 2019 | Featured, JEMDSA, News, PNT, SAPJ
Newly forged partnership set to revolutionise disposal of hazardous medical waste in SA Tech and know-how combines to deliver sustainable healthcare risk waste management The safe and effective management of healthcare waste emanating from hospitals and other...
by Chandré Blignaut | Sep 10, 2019 | Featured, JEMDSA, News, PNT, SAFP, SAJAA, SAPJ, WHSA
Medical industry duty of care: onerous, but necessary A recent study on the state of medical waste management in rural South Africa has revealed that areas of the country are underprepared to deal with multiple forms of potentially-hazardous materials. If left...
by Chandré Blignaut | Aug 30, 2019 | Featured, Journals, News
Why having a good bedside manner is crucial for HCP’s Unilever Health When one becomes a healthcare provider, it usually indicates the individual’s innate desire to help and improve the lives of others as a calling or purpose in life. However, as time passes,...
by Chandré Blignaut | Aug 30, 2019 | Featured, JEMDSA, News, SAFP, SAJAA, SAJCN, SAJGO, SAJS, WHSA
Systems harm patients more than doctors Hospital Association of South Africa A culture of “name, blame and shame,” in medicine drastically reduces the potential for system changes to improve patient safety, the Hospital Association of South Africa’s...
by Chandré Blignaut | Aug 30, 2019 | Featured, News
Global view of NHI cause for optimism in SA – Barry Childs Hospital Association of South Africa South Africans are often too introspective and forget to examine how the rest of the world has implemented widely-differing models of universal healthcare, Barry Childs, a...
by Chandré Blignaut | Aug 29, 2019 | Featured, News
Computer hackers able to kill patients Hospital Association of South Africa Hobbyist or criminal hackers who breached security firewalls could potentially kill patients wearing remote-controlled pacemakers or insulin pump devices, it emerged at the Hospital...
