Gauteng hospital CEOs rebuked for safety failures during Covid-19 pandemic
30 March 2021
Eight Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Gauteng health facilities have been given final warnings for not complying with Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation during the Covid-19 pandemic.
This was revealed by Gauteng Health MEC NomathembaMokgethi in a written reply to my questions in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature.
According to Mokgethi, the CEOs failed inter alia to:
- Hold a daily meeting on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)