Gauteng Health not ready for NHI
7 December 2019
The Gauteng Health Department, which treats more patients than any other province, is woefully unqualified for the implementation of the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI).
This is clear from the many failures disclosed in the Department’s Annual Report for 2018/19 which was debated in the Gauteng Legislature last week.
It is of great concern that the Annual Report details 22 key strategic risks identified by the Audit Committee including:
inadequate access to quality health services for mental health patients