JOHANNESBURG - The Gauteng Department of Health says progress is being made to implement the health ombudsman’s recommendations at the troubled Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital.The document said pregnant patients were sleeping on the floor at the facility while its CEO, Dr Nozuko Mkabayi, had abandoned her duties.Gauteng Health spokesperson Motalatale Modiba said the department was reviewing its recruitment processes to speed up the appointment of a new hospital head.
“The department is currently reviewing its recruitment policy to ensure prompt appointment of critical management positions without compromising on the necessary, rigorous screening processes that still must be taken, so that a CEO can be replaced in the quickest possible time."Democratic Alliance provincial health spokesperson Jack Bloom expressed disappointment after an audit firm had not been appointed as per the recommendations of the ombudsman.
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