Tag: Natmed Medical Defence
COVID-19 and guidance for the medical profession
The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has recognised the severity of the COVID-19 outbreak and provided special guidelines that will apply during the pandemic. The HPCSA will continue to operate, but with restrictions.
The marmite National Health Insurance Bill
John Bercow, the speaker of the United Kingdom parliament, was recently referred to by a reporter as “the marmite speaker”. The expression was developed, originating in the UK, using marmite as an adjective to mean you either love it or hate it (or them) – but cannot be indifferent to it.
The NHI Bill – opportunities to be seized
We now have the next (and final?) edition of the National Health Insurance Bill which, aspirationally and inspirationally, seeks to achieve universal access to quality healthcare services in the Republic of South Africa in accordance with section 27 of the Constitution.
The art of public speaking
Few people find it easy to get up and give a speech in front of their professional peers, but a degree of public speaking is required in most professional spheres.
Risk management for the healthcare industry: the importance of checklists
Surgery is becoming ever more sophisticated and complex, and the rise of the super-specialist surgeon complements a modern world in which what we know about the human body is constantly evolving and improving.
