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BHF Conference signals threat to industry

19 July 2008

The BHF conference, held on 13-16 at the Durban ICC , has come and gone leaving in its wake questions about the future of the ailing medical schemes industry in ...

BHF passes the buck

18 July 2008

MEDICAL schemes in South Africa are apparently charging more in non-healthcare costs than their counterparts elsewhere, heard the BHF conference in Durban. Quoting figures from the Council for Medical Schemes, ...

Alarming Lack of Doctors

10 July 2008

OUR state health sector is in crisis. And as much as Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang and her director-general Thami Mseleku would want to downplay the reality, we do not have ...

Referred to headquarters

03 July 2008

THE private hospital industry, under siege from the Department of Health, has turned to Luthuli House and is finding a much more favourable reception from the post-Polokwane ANC writes Shoks ...

A Grand Spectacle

03 July 2008

Lucas Malambe recounts what turned out, as expected, to be a huge success - the recent HASA CONFERENCE. Industry leaders including doctors, nurses, medical aid administrators jostled with medical suppliers and ...

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Hospitals survive bearish markets

08 August 2008

By LUCAS MALAMBE

Local private hospitals look set to once more survive this downward cycle of the global economic onslaught and local regulatory challenges. The bigger hospitals are investing heavily ...

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Regulations:Foreign Health Qualifications

20 June 2008

Head of Health Service Delivery Sharon Slabbert had compiled the relevant regulations regarding qualifications of foreign health practitioners.

A breath of fresh ideas...

09 October 2008

New Minister of Health Barbara Hogan and her deputy Dr Molefi Sefularo are a breath of fresh air and a healthy rejuvenation of the healthcare sector. Hogan brings in a ...

Nursing the best and worst of times

01 July 2008

By Dr Sharon Vasuthevan, National Training and Developmental Manager, Lifehealthcare

Never before have nurses had as many opportunities as they have today both within South Africa and abroad. This type ...

Medical error: transforming the culture of blame

24 April 2008

Startling information on the risk to patients who entered hospitals in England began to emerge in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. Research at the time was suggesting that about ...

Medicines pricing, impact and pharmaceutical benchmarking

02 April 2008

On 1 December 2006, a draft medicine pricing benchmarking methodology was published by the Department of Health on the recommendation of the Pricing Committee.

Healthcare inflation down, but not out

01 April 2008

This annual review of medical and healthcare inflation begins with a look at the inflation rates for this particular set of goods and services within the Consumer Price Index, comparing ...

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A breath of fresh ideas...

09 October 2008

New Minister of Health Barbara Hogan and her deputy Dr Molefi Sefularo are a breath of fresh air and a healthy rejuvenation of the healthcare sector. Hogan brings in a ...

Important Legislation

06 May 2008

Some of the legislation pertaining to private hospitals includes (but is not limited to):

The National Health Act, 2003.

06 May 2008

On 02 May 2005, parts of the National Health Act became operational, and a new era of healthcare delivery based on patient-centered models and human rights commenced.

In ...

LegalWatch

02 October 2007

Private Sector Indaba.

SPEECH BY THE MINISTER OF HEALTH

21 September 2007,


Midrand I wish to welcome you all to this very important indaba. ...

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HIGHLIGHTED DOCUMENTS

HASA AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

15 August 2008

Member hospitals (through their PR and CSI channels) are urged to send us their projects of excellence. The coveted Hasa Awards of Excellence are given to members of ...

The Have Been Better Times

08 August 2008

Pricing regulatory problems are just some of the issues plaguing this sector, writes Shoks Mzolo

Nursing the best and worst of times

01 July 2008

By Dr Sharon Vasuthevan, National Training and Developmental Manager, Lifehealthcare

Never before have nurses had as many opportunities as they have today both within South Africa and abroad. This type ...

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