DA barred from visiting psychiatric patients at Lenasia South Hospital
8 February 2017
I was barred yesterday, 7 February 2017, from inspecting the facilities at the Lenasia South Hospital where 34 psychiatric patients were recently transferred from an unlicensed NGO.
The Sub-district Manager, Ms Zay Suliman, told me and local DA Ward councillor, Vinay Choonie, that her instructions from the National Health Department and the Premier's Office were that no outsiders, including politicians, were to visit without permission from the MEC for Health.
I tried to contact the MEC's office but was not able to get through.
It is most unfortunate that my right and duty of oversight was violated on the burning issue of psychiatric patient care where there has been so much abuse.