Stressed doctors thrown an MPS lifeline.
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A total of 252 public sector doctors have been asked by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) to provide written explanations on potential charges of dereliction of duty and ‘refusing to attend to life-threatening emergencies’ following the country-wide wildcat doctor strike last year. They will have to live with the unknown until the second half of next year, when case-by-case decisions are made on whether to progress to a preliminary hearing or not.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
دوره 100 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010