Language Barriers
According to the National Patients’ Rights Charter, every patient has the right to health information in their language of choice (Western Cape […]
Category: Term 2 (2019)
The boy with the helmet.
The boy with the helmet. Have you seen him? The one with the helmet? Have we previously met? As he sits […]
Health professional’s impotence to discern personal feelings and professional conduct
The right to health is fundamental to the physical and mental health of each individual. To reveal the importance of right to […]
Restraining of patients in a clinical setting
The right to health is fundamental to the physical and mental well-being of all individuals. In South Africa, the constitution guides the substantive content of all laws and policies through its Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights regulates the content of health laws and policies, and any health care treatment should follow the guidelines […]
To treat or not to treat
About one week ago a patient of mine was admitted to the ICU after being involved in a PVA train accident. Nobody […]
When is it Enough
When is it enough? When is the suffering of patients enough? I asked myself this question after seeing patient X. To provide […]
Oupatient’s convenience
Health care welfare is not only a human right for all people but a greater advantage to have as an availability for […]
Your Right or theirs
The cornerstone of the democracy in South Africa is the Bill of Rights. This is the rights of all people in the […]
A matter of life or death
According to the Oxford dictionary life is defined as “the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity […]
Meaningful life and death – Undignified death
“It kills me sometimes, how people die.” A famous quote by Markus Zusak in the novel, “The book thief” ( M.Zusak, 2007). […]