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  • 18 July 2023
    Survey reveals significant toll HPCSA investigations are having on doctors’ mental wellbeing

    Medical Protection has called for significant changes in how the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) investigates allegations of unprofessional conduct against healthcare practitioners.

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  • 28 April 2023
    Global patient safety and wellbeing research initiative invites grant applications

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  • 13 April 2022
    Medical Protection welcomes essential incident and complaint guidance for healthcare professionals

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  • 02 March 2022
    MPS launches ambitious research initiative to improve patient safety and clinician wellbeing

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  • 05 November 2021
    Press release: South Africa healthcare leaders unite in call for review of culpable homicide law

    Nine of South Africa’s leading healthcare organisations have united to urge the Government to initiate a review into culpable homicide law and its application in a healthcare setting.

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  • 29 October 2021
    Survey shows impact of unrest on healthcare professionals

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  • 01 October 2021
    Medical Protection joins SAMA in condemning violence and abuse against doctors

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  • 15 September 2021
    Nine in ten doctors think learning without blame is key to improving patient safety

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  • 08 July 2021
    Update on the prescribing of Ivermectin in COVID-19 treatment

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  • 23 April 2021
    Unlawful practice in unregistered facilities – why Medical Protection is unlikely to assist

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  • 16 April 2021
    Medical Protection Society appoints new Executive Director for Finance

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  • 04 March 2021
    Medical Protection to Government: Patient safety compromised as doctors at risk of unlawful killing accusations

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  • 01 February 2021
    Urgent legislation needed to protect doctors at risk of legal challenge when treating Covid-19 patients

    MPS urges the Government to introduce Covid-19 legislation to protect healthcare professionals from legal challenge relating when treating Covid-19 patients.

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  • 08 January 2021
    A New Year’s message from the MPS President and the Chair of MPS Council

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  • 17 December 2020
    South Africa doctors see benefits of telemedicine – though 9 in 10 concerned some patients may get left behind

    South Africa doctors see benefits of telemedicine – though 9 in 10 concerned some patients may get left behind

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