Question NW1442 to the Minister of Health
12 May 2022 - NW1442
Ismail, Ms H to ask the Minister of Health
(1)What (a) number of (i) doctors, (ii) paramedics and (iii) nurses have been victims of a violent and/or non-violent crime in the workplace and (b) is the breakdown in each province; (2) what (a) plans have been put in place to improve the safety of medical staff on duty and (b) has he found to be the highest and lowest risk areas in the Republic in this regard?
Reply:
This information is not readily available at the National Department of Health, it is in the provinces. The National Department of Health is therefore still consulting with all the Provincial Departments of Health to provide these details, and this will enable the Minister to respond to the Honourable Member’s question. The response will therefore be submitted as soon as information has been received from the provinces.
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