Clinical safety failures, non-compliance with legal requirements, excessive use of mechanical restraints, and withholding of medication and food are some of the findings of health ombud Prof Taole Mokoena after a probe into two cases at George Mukhari Academic Hospital and Netcare Femina Hospital.
Mokoena released the findings with an assurance that the health system is committed to the improvement and prevention of tragedies such as these from recurring.
The first case involved the death of a 35-year-old mental health care patient, Lerato Mohlamme, after a fire in the psychiatric unit at George Mukhari Academic Hospital in June 2024.
