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Exodus hampers hospital Soon only 1 specialist left Madli Grobbelaar
DOCTORS leaving the Bongani Hospital are a huge concern and it is a constant problem with doctors in the public health sector. At the end of October, there will be only one specialist left at the Bongani Hospital. It was brought under the attention of Vista that two of the five specialists have already resigned and two more are working their notice month. This means that the hospital will be without departmental managers or specialists at the end of October. The sudden exodus of specialists is reported to be due to the mismanagement of the hospital. A staff shortage has forced the doctors to work very long hours. They are overworked and with the current shift roster some days there are no specialist available at the hospital. The HIV clinic for mothers and children has been closed, as well as the kidney clinic. This is medical treatment desperately needed by patients, but due to mismanagement it was forced to close down. There is a constant shortage of even the most basic medications and consumables. Often the suppliers do not deliver stock, because they are not being paid. This leaves the hospital without necessary, often life-saving, supplies. It seems that no one appears to take responsibility for the mismanagement. Patients and their families often have to buy consumables like
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GOUDVELDERS was beslis die afgelope jaar in die visier van motor- en motorfietssindikate en dié misdaad hou volgens die polisie ook direk met die vergiftiging van honde verband. Volgens die polisie se misdaadstatistiek wat verlede week bekend gemaak is, het motordiefstal en motorkapings in die Goudveld skerp toegeneem. Daar is vanjaar 286 voertuie in die Goudveld gesteel en 43 is gekaap. Verlede jaar is 217 voertuie gesteel en 19 gekaap. Dit is ’n toename van 31% in voertuigdiefstal terwyl voertuigkapings met 120% opgeskiet het van 19 na 43. Kapings het volgens statistiek landwyd toegeneem en 40 motors word nou per dag gekaap. Kapings oor die land heen was vanjaar 14,3% hoër as in die vorige jaar
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met 28,6% van 21 na 27 gestyg. Motorkapings het hier van 4 voorvalle na 2 afgeneem. Ventersburg se inwoners is vanjaar 5 voertuie kwyt terwyl daar in die vorige jaar net 1 voertuig gesteel is. Een motor en drie vragmotors is vanjaar in dié dorp gekaap. Daar is ook vanjaar in Hennenman ’n vragmotor gekaap. In Allanridge is 7 voertuie gesteel vergeleke met 3 in die vorige jaar. Kapt. Stephen Thakeng van die polisie sê die vergiftiging van honde word veral verbind met motorfietsdiefstalle maar misdadigers kan ook honde om ander redes vergiftig. ’n Sindikaat het vanjaar in Welkom honde vergiftig en daarna motorfietse uit erwe gesteel. Veeartse in Welkom het bevestig dat hulle ’n toename in vergiftigde honde ondervind het.
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en volgens die polisie se statistiek het kapings in Suid-Afrika die afgelope vier jaar met 55% toegeneem. Hoewel voertuigdiefstal in Odendaalsrus van 33 na 31 afgeneem het, het kapings hier van 1 na 9 gestyg wat ’n 800%-styging verteenwoordig. In Hennenman is 10 voertuie gesteel vergeleke met 14 die vorige jaar. Dit is ’n afname van 28%. By al die ander polisiekantore het motordiefstal gestyg. In Welkom het motor- en motorfietsdiefstal met 40% van 110 na 155 toegeneem. Ook kapings het hier skerp gestyg met 162% van 8 kapings na 21. In die naburige Thabong het motordiefstal en kapings ook toegeneem. Voertuigdiefstal het met 50% van 34 na 51 gestyg terwyl motorkapings van 3 na 8 toegeneem het. In Virginia het voertuigdiefstal
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THE body of a 28yearold man was found next to the outside parking area of the Bongani Hospital on Tuesday morning (06/09). The body was found by a passerby at 07:30. Emergency services were called to the scene. It is alleged that the man was a patient at the Bongani Hospital. He had been discharged that morning at 06:00. The SAPS were immediately at the scene. After several calls, the state ambulance and the state mortician arrived at 10:00 and the body was removed at about 11:10. The SAPS confirmed that there is no foul play involved and the deceased died of natural causes. Vista contacted the CEO of the hospital, Sese Noge, but she was not available to comment. Photo: Madli Grobbelaar
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wound dressings and basic medications, which should be available in any hospital. Patients do not have proper bedding and sometimes have to do without pillows. A patient contacted Vista complaining that they had to take an extra blanket from home to keep warm and that Bongani did not have an ambulance to transport the patient to Kroonstad. The effect of this is that medical staff is forced to make the best use of the medication and consumables available, which is often inappropriate. These working conditions are the reason why the nursing staff are demoralised. Doctors who have undergone training and served the required time in government for a promotion or grade increase do not get paid, but it is expected from them to still perform their duties and take responsibility. Every time personnel leave, it puts additional strain on the remaining staff and patients. The bottom line is that the hospitals have to triple the number of doctors in the country to be on par, knowledgeable staff’s expertise are lost and it is unfortunately the patients who suffer. Doctors are frustrated and leave the public health sector to seek greener pastures overseas or in private practice, better infrastructure, optimal management and better salaries. ) Vista tried to contact Dr. Ernest Moloi, clinical manager of the Bongani Hospital, and Sesi Noge, CEO of the Bongani Hospital. Both were unavailible for comment.
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