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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Gauteng health department recorded 7 143 avoidable incidents – also referred to as serious adverse events – in hospitals during the 2022\/2023 financial year, which led to soaring claims of medical negligence.<\/p>\n

These incidents resulted in unintended harm to the patient by an act of commission or omission rather than an underlying disease or condition.<\/p>\n

Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko revealed this in a written reply to questions from the DA in the legislature on Monday.<\/p>\n

This included how many serious adverse advents were recorded in 2022.<\/p>\n

Nkomo-Ralehoko said the number had increased from a recorded 6 910 avoidable incidents reported in 2021\/2022.<\/p>\n

Last year, the department added, there were 1 954 deaths, resulting from avoidable incidents recorded in the province’s hospitals.<\/p>\n

Nkomo-Ralehoko said Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital had the highest number of avoidable incidents at 1 191, Steve Biko Academic Hospital had 528, George Mukhari Hospital 499, and Leratong Hospital 480.<\/p>\n

Helen Joseph and Kalafong hospitals had 477 incidents each.<\/p>\n

Nkomo-Ralehoko said the circumstances of death or injury were classified according to clinical administration, healthcare-associated infections, blood or blood products, medical device, behaviour, patient accident, and laboratory pathology.<\/p>\n

She added:<\/p>\n

In May, Nkomo-Ralehoko said, the department had brought down the rand value of medical legal claims and contingent liabilities to R20.8 billion over three years.<\/p>\n

She added that medico-legal claims were still a major concern for the department.<\/p>\n

However, as of the end of March, it had brought down the rand value of medico-legal claims and contingent liabilities to R20.8 billion.<\/p>\n

DA Gauteng health spokesperson Jack Bloom said it was distressing serious hospital incidents continued to increase.<\/p>\n

“These lead to injury or death to many patients and soaring claims for medical negligence.<\/p>\n

“Our hospitals need better management, adequate staff and equipment, proper training and consequences for non-performance,” he added.<\/p>\n

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