The Gauteng department of health is converting a section of the Bheki Mlangeni District Hospital, in Soweto, into a dedicated 14-bed psychiatric ward to help address the high demand for mental healthcare services.
Bheki Mlangeni District Hospital, in Soweto, is going to get a new psychiatric ward. File photo.The Gauteng department of health is converting a section of the Bheki Mlangeni District Hospital, in Soweto, into a dedicated 14-bed psychiatric ward in a bid to address the high demand for mental healthcare services.
“For 2021 the highest number of mental health patients presenting in a single month was in January, with 224 mental healthcare users,” she said. “The current hospital district mental healthcare services package allows for 72-hour observation, [after] which, depending on the level of care needed, patients are referred to either regional or tertiary hospitals.
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