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Possibilities: When collaboration, innovation, and respect work together

There is an old story that often gets told in motivation retreats: a miner digs for years and years for gold and comes up with

Violence and Trauma: The Thorn in our South African Flesh

The lifelong and debilitating impacts of trauma, especially childhood trauma, are increasingly starting to enter popular media and dinner table discussions. I recently listened to

We Have to Talk About Alcohol

By Elsabé Brits Excessive consumption of alcohol is common in South Africa. About one-third of South Africans aged 15 years and older consume alcohol, and

The Purchase Provider Split with Shivani Ranchod

The goal of palliative care is to improve the quality of life for both the patient and their family, especially for those facing the challenges

Hospitals and Load Shedding Exemptions – News Round-up

Starting over two weeks ago, strong and persistent advocacy for load shedding exemptions for hospitals resulted in a week of assessment of its impact on

BURNOUT

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

HASA VISIT TO KZN

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

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

THE HEALTH EXPENDITURE CONUNDRUM: IS THERE EVER ENOUGH MONEY?

The Health Expenditure Conundrum: Is There Ever Enough Money?

I have a friend who reads the posts I write as part of this series. Recently, she sent me a news video about GPs who