Burnout
by Elsabé Brits A large-scale study in the British Medical Journal, revealed burnout levels are highest in hospital doctors working in emergency medicine and intensive care. The scale of burnout amongst clinicians and the serious impact it can have on patient safety and staff turnover has been revealed in the largest and most comprehensive systematic review and […]
HASA Visit to KZN
Last week our executive team accompanied the chairman of the Board, Andre Joseph, on a visit to KwaZulu-Natal. Umhlanga Ridge, to be exact, we we shared the HASA aspirations for a stronger, more accessible South African healthcare system, for collaboration between the public and private sectors and within the latter, and the work we are […]
HASA Urges Minister of Health to Enable Relief from Load Shedding for All Hospitals
The Hospital Association of South Africa (HASA), the representative organisation for most of the country’s private hospital groups, welcomes recent media reported responses from the Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, to requests to exempt hospitals from load shedding. According to reports, the Minister recognizes that load shedding is making patient care and hospital operations […]