by Chandré Blignaut | Sep 18, 2019 | Featured, News, SAFP, SAJAA, SAJGO, WHSA
Will NHI worsen SA’s medico-legal nightmare? How a medical malpractice public/private partnership can reduce State’s medico-legal exposure and improve health care outcomes. With the draft NHI bill silent on an estimated R98 billion in state medico-legal claims, public...
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 5, 2019 | Featured, News, PNT, SAFP, SAJAA, SAJGO, SAJS, WHSA
Indemnity outfit boosts State surgical rescues Johannesburg – A local insurer of healthcare professionals, EthiQal, has donated R240 000 to Operation Healing Hands, OHH, a non-profit-organisation set up to relieve the overwhelming burden of surgery in the public...
by Chantelle Janse van Rensburg | Nov 9, 2018 | News, PNT, SAJGO
Innovative training portal for nurses aims to build a movement of breast health advocates Improving access to breast care nurses for all women is a priority in the South African breast health arena. Nurses are urged to sign up to a new, progressive online...
by Chantelle Janse van Rensburg | Feb 20, 2018 | Featured, News, SAFP, SAJGO, SAPA, SAPJ
BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS – WHY THIS COMMON CONDITION NEEDS TO BE TREATED CORRECTLY Bacterial Vaginosis, defined as an imbalance in vaginal flora characterised by low levels of lactobacilli and an increased frequency of facultatively anaerobic bacteria, is one of the most...
by Chantelle Janse van Rensburg | Feb 14, 2018 | AJCOR, Featured, Journals, News, PNT, SAFP, SAJGO, SAJS, SAPJ
DO YOU HAVE VAGINAL DRYNESS? WHAT CAUSES VAGINAL DRYNESS? 1. Vaginal dryness is common after menopause. The symptoms can include painful intercourse, itching or burning, vaginal discomfort, and frequent urination. It’s not easy to talk about, but it’s totally...
