Following on from the Life Esidimeni incident – access to care for people living with severe mental disability according to national policy
Following the release in February 2017 of the health ombudsman’s report on the deaths of psychiatric patients in Gauteng Province, South Africa (SA) (the Life Esidimeni incident), the South African Society of Psychiatrists (SASOP) has called for a complete overhaul of the mentalhealthcare system i...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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South African Medical Association
2017-12-01
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Series: | South African Journal of Bioethics and Law |
Online Access: | http://www.sajbl.org.za/index.php/sajbl/article/download/561/534 |