Question NW1040 to the Minister of Health
21 April 2022 - NW1040
Thembekwayo, Dr S to ask the Minister of Health
Whether he has been informed that on 9 March 2022 a boy patient in Oakley Clinic, Mpumalanga, was assaulted by a nurse in front of other patients; if not, why not; if so, what policy provisions of his department has been activated to take action against the nurse for the assault on the patient?
Reply:
According to the Mpumalanga Provincial Department of Health, the incident happened on the 12 November 2021 at Oakley Clinic, Mpumalanga and the person who committed the assault was not a nurse but a support staff (cleaner). The Mpumalanga Provincial Department of Health then followed the procedure by placing the accused on precautionary suspension pending the finalisation of the case on the 09 March 2022, in terms of clause 7.2 of the Disciplinary Code and Procedure for the Public Service (Resolution 1 of 2003).
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