Question NW2169 to the Minister of Health

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30 October 2017 - NW2169

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Dreyer, Ms AM to ask the Minister of Health

(a) What is the total number of claims of medical negligence that have been instituted against his department (i) in the (aa) 2014-15, (bb) 2015-16 and (cc) 2016-17 financial year and (ii) since 1 April 2017, (b)(i) what is the (aa) nature and (bb) total amount paid for medical negligence claims against his department in (aaa) settlement agreements (bbb) court orders in each financial year?

Reply:

The following tables reflect the details in this regard.

Table 1.

2014/15

PROVINCE

NUMBER OF MEDICO- LEGAL CLAIMS

NATURE OF THE CLAIM

TOTAL AMOUNT PAID FOR MEDICO- LEGAL CLAIMS

TOTAL AMOUNT PAID FOR MEDICO- LEGAL CLAIMS BY WAY OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS

TOTAL AMOUNT PAID FOR MEDICO- LEGAL CLAIMS BY WAY OF COURT ORDERS

Eastern Cape

450

Maternity cases

Orthopaedic cases

R73 703 837.58

-

-

Free State

44

Cerebral Palsy, Wrong diagnosis/medication, Surgical complications

R15 090 000.00

R190 000.00

R14 900 000.00

Gauteng

396

Cerebral Palsy

Botched operations

Amputations

Hysterectomy

Spine complications

Anaesthetic Deaths

Retinopathy of premature (ROP)

Uninformed consent

R 154 480 155.61

0

R 154 480 155.61

KwaZulu Natal

176

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Surgical

Orthopaedic

R102 626 616.05

   

Limpopo

93

Cerebral Palsy

Orthopaedics

Surgical

Obstetric& Gynaecology

0

0

0

Mpumalanga

149

Maternity cases

Orthopaedic cases

R 2 773 768.00

R 280 000.00

R 2 493 768.00

North West

53

Maternity cases

Orthopaedic cases

R 19 978 582.84

R 19 978 582.84

0

Northern Cape

4

Cerebral Palsy

Surgical

R80 000.00

R80 000.00

Nil

Western Cape

197

Medical malpractice claims

R 22 587 000.00

R 22 587 000.00

Nil

TOTALS

1562

 

R391 319 960.08

R20 528 582.84

R171 873 923.61

2015/16

PROVINCE

NUMBER OF MEDICO- LEGAL CLAIMS

NATURE OF THE CLAIM

TOTAL AMOUNT PAID FOR MEDICO- LEGAL CLAIMS

TOTAL AMOUNT PAID FOR MEDICO- LEGAL CLAIMS BY WAY OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS

TOTAL AMOUNT PAID FOR MEDICO- LEGAL CLAIMS BY WAY OF COURT ORDERS

Eastern Cape

524

Maternity cases

Orthopaedic cases

R147 882 433.20

-

-

Free State

40

Cerebral Palsy, Wrong diagnosis/medication, Surgical complications

R20,614,459.59

R70,000.00

R20,544,459.59

Gauteng

330

Cerebral Palsy

Botched operations

Amputations

Hysterectomy

Spine complications

Anaesthetic Deaths

Retinopathy of premature (ROP)

Uninformed consent

R433 336 588.66

0

R 433 336 588.66

KwaZulu- Natal

210

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Surgical

Orthopaedic

Paediatric

R75 752 135.62

   

Limpopo

122

Cerebral Palsy

Orthopaedics

Surgical

Obstetric& Gynaecology

R6 883 452.00

R50 000.00

R6 783 452.99

Mpumalanga

168

Maternity cases

Orthopaedic cases

Mental Health care user case

R 14 538 941.92

R 737 249.00

R 13 801 692.92

Northern Cape

9

Cerebral Palsy

Surgical

R70 000.00

R70 000.00

Nil

North West

126

Maternity cases

Orthopaedic cases

R 14 147 274.00

R 7 696 946.00

R 6 450 328.00

Western Cape

203

Medical malpractice

R 17 641 080.30

R 17 641 080.30

Nil

TOTALS

1 732

 

R730 866 365.29

R26 265 275.30

R480 916 522.16

2016/17

PROVINCE

NUMBER OF MEDICO- LEGAL CLAIMS

NATURE OF THE CLAIM

TOTAL AMOUNT PAID FOR MEDICO- LEGAL CLAIMS

TOTAL AMOUNT PAID FOR MEDICO- LEGAL CLAIMS BY WAY OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS

TOTAL AMOUNT PAID FOR MEDICO- LEGAL CLAIMS BY WAY OF COURT ORDERS

Eastern Cape

424

Maternity cases

Orthopaedic cases

R218 784 980.55

-

-

Free State

44

Cerebral Palsy, Wrong diagnosis/medication, Surgical complications

R32,997,664.87

R1,190,000.00

R31,807,664.87

Gauteng

521

Cerebral Palsy

Botched operations

Amputations

Hysterectomy

Spine complications

Anaesthetic Deaths

Retinopathy of premature (ROP)

Uninformed consent

566 900 336.00

0.

566 900 336.00

KwaZulu- Natal

138

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Surgical

Oncology

Urology

Ophthalmology

R241 926 630.19

   

Limpopo

218

Cerebral Palsy

Orthopaedics

Surgical

Obstetric& Gynaecology

R74 174 281.15

R11 583 685.00

R62 590 596.15

Mpumalanga

220

Maternity cases

Orthopaedic cases

Mental Health care user case

R 33 274 495.67

R 1 696 687.00

R 31 577 808.67

Northern Cape

32

Cerebral Palsy

Surgical

R 70 000.00

R 70 000.00

Nil

North West

72

Maternity cases

Orthopaedic cases

R 48 198 000.00

R 27 957 629.96

R 20 240 370.04

Western Cape

265

Medical malpractice

R 17 426 356.96

R 17 426 356.96

R20,000,000.00

TOTALS

1934

 

R1 233 752 745.39

R59 924 358.92

R733 116 775.73

2017/18

PROVINCE

NUMBER OF MEDICO- LEGAL CLAIMS

NATURE OF THE CLAIM

TOTAL AMOUNT PAID FOR MEDICO- LEGAL CLAIMS

TOTAL AMOUNT PAID FOR MEDICO- LEGAL CLAIMS BY WAY OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS

TOTAL AMOUNT PAID FOR MEDICO- LEGAL CLAIMS BY WAY OF COURT ORDERS

Eastern Cape

         

Free State

26

Cerebral Palsy, Wrong diagnosis/medication, Surgical complications

R13,650,000.00

R13,500,000.00

R150,000.00

Gauteng

90

Cerebral Palsy

Botched operations

Amputations

Hysterectomy

Spine complications

Anaesthetic Deaths

Retinopathy of premature (ROP)

Uninformed consent

R 46 604 718.99

0

R 46 604 718.99

Kwazulu- Natal

-

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Surgical

Oncology

Urology

Ophthalmology

R134 436 666.80

   

Limpopo

116

Cerebral Palsy

Orthopaedics

Surgical

Obstetric& Gynaecology

R1 243 160.00

R265 000.00

R978 160.00

Mpumalanga

80

Maternity cases

Orthopaedic cases

Mental Health care user case

R 25 947 455.00

R 310 000.00

R 25 673 455.00

Northern Cape

11

Cerebral Palsy

Surgical

Nil

Nil

Nil

North West

37

Maternity cases

Orthopaedic cases

R25 119 377.36

R 24 470 641. 36

R 648 736.00

Western Cape

         

TOTALS

360

 

R247 001 378.15

R38 545 641.36

R74 055 069.99

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