The Concept of Abortion
The first clinical block assigned to me as a final year physiotherapy student was NMS. I have encountered many individuals during my […]
Category: Term 1 (2019)
Do we know what Rights? – Brynn Gale
In South Africa the constitution is a rights-based constitution, this mean that the laws are based on the violation of rights. Ethical […]
People with mobility disabilities in hospital settings are vulnerable to the abuse of their human rights.
Context: A patient underwent a right below the knee amputation (BKA) following diabetic foot sepsis. She is morbidly obese and for this […]
Behavioural management of children with Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a group of non-progressive, permanent disorders that affect the development of the foetal or infant brain. The disturbance […]
Just allocation of assistive devices
About two weeks ago, a 23 year old patient of mine was in a motor vehicle accident and sustained multiple fractures as […]
The refusal of Treatment
The HPCSA’s National Patients’ Rights Charter states that “patients have the right to refuse treatment, may it be verbal or written, provided […]
Ethical overview on abortion in today’s time
Working in a hospital environment as a health practitioner, you are bound to be exposed to different conditions and various age groups, […]