– that is the amount in medico-legal claims the Eastern Cape faces, has racked up in the past 20 years.unscrupulous lawyersIn his state of the province address last week, Eastern Cape Premier Phumulo Masualle said the medico-legal claims were “one of our biggest concerns”.Special Investigating Unit spokesperson Nazreen Pandor said its investigation into dodgy medical claims included one into the State Attorney’s office across all nine provinces, which has so far revealed “irregularities”.
“Until the suspects have been charged and appeared in court, we cannot mention details. In this regard the SIU, NPA [National Prosecuting Authority] and Hawks are collaborating to ensure that criminal referrals are processed speedily so that the suspects can be arrested, charged, prosecuted and sentenced on conviction.”
“We have cases in which lawyers have submitted claims, that some kids were harmed during birth, only to find that kid running in the villages,” Kupelo said. Most claims are maternity related and the department had selected 32 health facilities where more doctors and nurses were employed to beef up staff and prevent further claims.
The lawyers are the biggest crooks when it comes to Medico-legal cases, they even go as far as stealing patient files n removing documents inside them
Reporting about the damage that has been done with out holding ppl responsible for it. It's just an abuse of our motions