Netcare’s Friedland to call it a day
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Dr Richard Friedland, after 30 years as a Netcare Hospital Group medical practitioner and administrator – 18 years as CEO – has announced his...
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Revolutionising the African healthcare ecosystem
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ChatGPT offers evidence-based answers for common public health questions
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Cyber
security: health establishments across board still ill-prepared…
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Rahima
Moosa: work to implement ombud’s recommendations ‘on track’
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NHI will flounder without funding industry expertise, support
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Emphasis should now be on peer mentoring, not profiling
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