Leadership award for Dr Strachan
Dr Simon Strachan, SA Private Practitioners Forum (SAPPF)
CEO and Business for SA executive, is the recipient of the annual Discovery Leadership
in Health Award 2021
Jointly
selected...
Managing healthcare delivery in future…
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Glitch delays rollout of Covid-19 booster shots for healthcare workers
Due to a technical glitch, the start of the
Sisonke Booster Trial for healthcare workers (HCWs) has been delayed by a day.
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Single payer system ‘takes away diversity of alternatives’
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Rollout of JnJ booster jab to HCWs to start in November
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Booster Covid shots for HCWs immediately required
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SA facing mass exodus of specialists as Covid wanes
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CMS Industry Report: admin costs continue to rise despite expenditure, utilisation...
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) has confirmed a considerable drop in healthcare benefits expenditure with a concomitant solvency increase for medical schemes in...
As scheme reserves soar, private healthcare utilisation remains low
As medical schemes continue to report record surpluses due to reduced healthcare utilisation by members in the past two years, the crushing effect the...
DoH launches digital Covid-19 certificates
The Department of Health has launched its Covid-19 vaccine certificate portal, which will give users a QR code that shows their vaccination status.
The certificate is...