{"id":172579,"date":"2020-11-19T10:37:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T08:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/gauteng-medical-liability-declines-from-r22-billion-to-r15-6-billion-but-new-claims-still-pour-in\/"},"modified":"2020-11-19T10:37:32","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T08:37:32","slug":"gauteng-medical-liability-declines-from-r22-billion-to-r15-6-billion-but-new-claims-still-pour-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/gauteng-medical-liability-declines-from-r22-billion-to-r15-6-billion-but-new-claims-still-pour-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Gauteng medical liability declines from R22 billion to R15.6 billion but new claims still pour in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/myjhb.co.za\/gauteng-medical-liability-declines-from-r22-billion-to-r15-6-billion-but-new-claims-still-pour-in\/\">Gauteng medical liability declines from R22 billion to R15.6 billion but new claims still pour in<\/a>: <input type=\"hidden\" class=\"simple-love-fix\" data-id=\"2414\" value=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dear Johannesburg<\/p>\n<p>The Gauteng Health Department has brought down its medico-legal liability from R22 billion to R15.6 billion, but R589 million was claimed in new letters of demand from July to September this year.<\/p>\n<p>This is revealed in a presentation by the Department to the Gauteng Legislature Health Committee on Tuesday this week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>According to the report, the reduction is the result of the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>reduction of R3.03 billion through the proper verifying of actual claims;<\/li>\n<li>settlements amounting to R532 million from last year to date;<\/li>\n<li>a further saving of R2.78 billion as a result of forensic investigation of 305 matters;<\/li>\n<li>a further reduction of R102 million by successful mediation of cases from October 2019 to August 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I commend the department for these measures which have exposed fraudulent claims and speedily settled some claims through mediation, but I am concerned that there were new medico-legal claims of R589 million in letters of demand from July to September this year.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is that too many patients are still suffering injury in our hospitals because of medical errors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We see this in these recent settlements of cases by mediation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>R1 970 000 paid to a child whose leg was amputated through negligence at Heidelberg Hospital.<\/li>\n<li>R250 000 awarded to the parents of a baby that was still born at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital (CHBH).<\/li>\n<li>R800 000 awarded to the mother of another still born baby at CHBH who suffered a hysterectomy after a botched caesarean operation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The way forward should include accountability for those who are guilty of medical negligence, and proper staffing, training and equipment to ensure quality care for all patients.<\/p>\n<p>Regards<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jack Bloom MPL<\/strong><br \/> <em>DA Gauteng Shadow MEC for Health<\/em><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/myjhb.co.za\/gauteng-medical-liability-declines-from-r22-billion-to-r15-6-billion-but-new-claims-still-pour-in\/\">MyJHB<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/myjhb.co.za\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MyJHB<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join the fun:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/add-your-event\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Add Your event<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mypr.co.za\/submit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Submit a Press Release<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/directory\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Add your listing<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gauteng medical liability declines from R22 billion to R15.6 billion but new claims still pour in: Dear Johannesburg The Gauteng Health Department has brought down its medico-legal liability from R22 billion to R15.6 billion, but R589 million was claimed in new letters of demand from July to September this year. 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