The PSA has warned that the alleged mistreatment of a 76-year-old patient at Mamelodi Hospital is not an isolated incident.
Port Elizabeth - The Public Servants Association , has warned that the alleged mistreatment of a 76-year-old patient at Mamelodi Hospital, which resulted in four Hospital employees being placed on special leave, is not an isolated incident.
While the PSA has welcomed swift action to get to the root of the incident, it warned that politicians, who were publicly spearheading the investigation, should be held equally accountable because over many years they have not addressed the dire situation in countless poorly equipped health institutions.
It was concerned about staff capacity, disease control measures, infrastructure in the form of beds and linen, food services, medication, non-functioning theatres, a shortage of ambulances and other equipment, as well as inadequate security.
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