Eastern Cape health department in need of intensive care
For years, the Eastern Cape health department has forked out billions of rand in medico-legal claims, resulting in service delivery being negatively affected.
The provincial government has blamed health-care workers who are allegedly colluding with unscrupulous lawyers and stealing patients’ files, resulting in the health department being unable to defend itself in court...
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