Question NW2823 to the Minister of Health
22 September 2023 - NW2823
Clarke, Ms M to ask the Minister of Health
Whether, noting that the SA Nursing Council has allegedly conducted an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Ms Louisa Radcliffe's baby in January 2022 at the Tambo Memorial Hospital in Gauteng, he will furnish Mrs M O Clarke with the specified investigative report; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
According to the South African Nursing Council (SANC), the case was reported to them in February 2022, however the Council experienced difficulty accessing the records from the Hospital. The matter was discussed at the Preliminary Investigating Committee in terms of section 47(3) of the Nursing Act, 2005 (Act No. 33 of 2005), which found that there was a case to be answered and in terms of section 47(3)(b) of the Act. The matter was therefore referred to the Professional Conduct Committee for hearing (PCC). The matter has been set down to be heard at the next PCC.
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