Fixed term contracts: what employers need to know
SYNOPSIS: A fixed term contract is a useful form of temporary employment for many employers. However, in order to mitigate the risks associated with...
New SA Medical Association chair DR ANGELIQUE COETZEE: ‘Getting SAMA back...
The next three years will, without a
doubt, be among the most challenging for all the major players across the South
African healthcare landscape. Newly-elected SA...
Retrenchment for employers: five critical need-to-knows
First of a series of labour-related articles for healthcare establishments and practices by Jacqui Reed, an attorney specialising in corporate employment law and immigration...
KZN’s Dr Zweli Mkhize new Minister of Health
State
President Cyril Ramaphosa has just announced that Dr Zweli Mkhize, former Minister of Cooperative Governance and
Traditional Affairs, succeeds Dr Aaron Motsoaledi as South Africa’s...
Netcare’s Richard Friedland sells R200 million worth of shares
The recent drop in Netcare’s share price following the release of weak interim results has forced CEO Richard Friedland to sell R200 million worth...
Nursing shortage needs urgent intervention: Solidarity
Trade union, Solidarity has urged the Department of Health,
the South African Nursing Council and other role players to work with its
Occupational Guild for Nursing...
CPD points now available on online medical CME platform
South African health professionals will now be able to earn
their CPD points by watching medical lectures online. Medtalkz, SA’s new open
access library of medical...
Time is running out to register for HASA 2018
HASA’s annual conference is to take place in five days – from 1-3 October at The Forum, The Campus in Bryanston, Johannesburg
Doctors’ attire really does matter to patients
Physicians may want to dig a little deeper into their
closets, or grab their white coats on the way out of the operating room, if
they...
Writing a sick note: What is required
The sick note submitted this week by former president Jacob Zuma’s legal team to the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, again raised questions on what...
Why SA’s health could crumble under pressure from NCDs
Researchers are warning that NCDs are becoming an increasing burden on the South African health system
First dedicated haematology unit opened in Johannesburg
The first dedicated private haematology
unit in greater Johannesburg for the diagnosis and treatment of the full range
of acute and chronic blood cancers and other...
Quinolone and fluoroquinolone antibiotics: More warnings sounded
As lawyers in the US move forward with lawsuits against some
manufacturers of quinolone and fluoroquinolone antibiotics following
a worldwide increase in the number of patients...
Bacteria genetically modified to create ultrasound-detectable noise
Ultrasound can now track bacteria in the body as sonar detects submarines.
For the first time, researchers have genetically modified microbes to form gas-filled pouches...
Noise pollution in hospitals impacting on care
Excessive noise in hospitals has been linked to intensive care psychosis, hospitalisation induced stress, increased pain sensitivity, high blood pressure, and poor mental health.
Life Healthcare delivers positive results despite tough trading conditions
Despite a challenging healthcare trading environment, Life Healthcare has delivered healthy interim results for the six months to 31 March with Group revenue growing...
Hydroxychloroquine combinations associated with increased mortality in cancer patients with SARS-CoV-2
For adults with invasive cancer and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, treatment with hydroxychloroquine in combination with any other drug is...
Netcare starts with hospital staff retrenchment process
Netcare has confirmed that the company has issued a Section
189 notice relating to the possible retrenchment of staff members and that it
will be embarking...