Question NW609 to the Minister of Health
24 March 2023 - NW609
Wilson, Ms ER to ask the Minister of Health
For each province and year since 2018, what total (a) number of (i)(aa) medico-legal claims have been filed and (bb) the specified claims have been paid out, distinguishing between (aaa) settlements and (bbb) court-ordered payments, (ii) claims were awarded based on lost patient files and (iii) duplicate claims have been filed and (b) amount has been spent on legal costs?
Reply:
According to the information received from our Provincial Departments of Health, the table below reflects the details in this regard:
|
PROVINCE |
Number of medico-legal claims filed |
Number of claims paid out |
Number claims paid by way of settlements |
Number of claims been paid by way of court order |
Number of claims awarded based on lost patient files |
Number of duplicate claims filed |
Total (b) amount spent on legal cost |
|
Eastern Cape |
1714 |
331 |
0 |
331 |
0 |
0 |
R 281 368 162 |
|
Free State |
345 |
25 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
R 31 619 758.74 |
|
Gauteng |
384 |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
R 996 278 397.03 |
|
KwaZulu- Natal |
833 |
148 |
0 |
148 |
0 |
0 |
R 417 603 116.00 |
|
Limpopo |
1147 |
41 |
4 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
- |
|
Mpumalanga |
756 |
79 |
30 |
49 |
27 |
0 |
R 358 971 364, 00 |
|
Northern Cape |
83 |
25 |
25 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
R 37 921 415.00 |
|
North West |
351 |
16 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
R112 273 309.00 |
|
|
Western Cape |
273 |
137 |
137 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
R71 161 000.00 |
Table 1.
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