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Watch: Emergency room burnout

The Gauteng public health system is in a crisis.

Staff at hospitals face major burn out due to the long hours that they have to work.

There are numerous allegations of staff mistreating patients, even tying a patient to a bench.

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Health workers themselves complain that the load is too much and that the province’s health leadership is missing in action.

This article first appeared on GroundUp. Read the original here.

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By Tracy Lee Stark
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