LETTER: Tardy Compensation Fund behind delayed surgeries
Inability of the fund to adequately service the medical profession means medical procedures are pushed onto public hospitals
13 May 2021 - 18:07
The backlog of elective surgical procedures in the Western Cape is something that needs to be tackled urgently (“First lockdown triggered huge surgical backlog in Western Cape (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/health/2021-05-11-first-lockdown-triggered-huge-surgical-backlog-in-western-cape/)”, May 11).
However, it must be stated once again that the inability of the Compensation Fund to adequately reimburse private institutions and private service providers means most injured workers in SA are forced to use public institutions, thereby putting them under enormous pressure...
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