DA to make submissions on HPCSA probe
11 March 2015
The DA welcomes the Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi's announcement that a panel of experts will be tasked with probing the maladministration and efficacy of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) (see report).
The HPCSA is mandated to deal with complaints from the public about medical practitioners, accreditation of doctors and training institutions. The DA will be making submissions of our own on numerous complaints by the public and health professionals to the task team in order to assist its investigation.
Specifically our submissions include:
Graduate junior doctors complaints on registration with the council;