Office of Health Standards Compliance also cannot inspect private healthcare facilities, which are not subject to scrutiny by any independent authority BABIES sharing incubators and sedated patients left lying unattended on the floors were among grim findings made by the Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC), which on Wednesday told Parliament it lacked the legal muscle to force public hospitals and clinics to up their game.The OHSC was established three years ago, but until Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi promulgates regulations for the norms and standards hospitals and clinics must meet, it cannot take firm action against failing facilities.The lack of regulations also means the OHSC cannot inspect private healthcare facilities, which are not subject to scrutiny by any independent authority and self-regulate using a variety of international and locally set standards."Our hands are tied," board member Stuart Whittaker told MPs. Once the regulations became law, the pressure ...
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