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  • 19 February 2020
    Take note: doctors want more guidance on record keeping

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  • 11 February 2020
    Growing petition support shows strength of feeling on doctor arrests

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  • 21 January 2020
    Prosecuting healthcare professionals for culpable homicide – who benefits?

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  • 25 November 2019
    NHI – what now?

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  • 28 October 2019
    Cape Town neurosurgeon appointed to Council

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  • 24 October 2019
    Ethics for All 2019 – Rise to the Challenge

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  • 17 October 2019
    We all have a role in tackling burnout

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  • 15 October 2019
    Burnout is impacting patient care, says top leading medical defence organisation

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  • 25 September 2019
    Why do state doctors now need protection more than ever?

    Clinical negligence claims are on the rise in the public sector.

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  • 08 July 2019
    NHI Bill: Clarity needed over issue of indemnity

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  • 14 June 2019
    Time to strike a balance

    As South Africa moves into its fifth democratically elected Government, Medical Protection believes that now is the time to introduce solutions that tackle the rising cost of clinical negligence, which affects both patients and healthcare professionals.

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  • 09 May 2019
    Power outages: legal requirements for doctors

    Since January 2019, over 60% of all major incidents reported in a large chain of national hospitals were related to power outages, with 225 incidents reported per month. Dr Tony Behrman, medical business consultant at Medical Protection, looks at a doctor’s duty when operating with tenuous power

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  • 14 March 2019
    Understanding the medicolegal landscape in South Africa

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  • 05 March 2019
    HPCSA placing extra emphasis on documentation

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  • 04 March 2019
    Paediatrics and neonatology: risks increase in South Africa

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