Nurse and patient relationships in our various hospitals are not encouraging.
An angry patient threw urine at nurses sitting in a canteen gossiping. The South African man had spent 4 hours waiting to be attended to at a clinic.
While she was waiting to b attended to, they were discussing other matters of importance to them. In a video shared on social media, the man can be heard complaining about how long he has been waiting to be assisted while three staff members at a table.
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It’s 3.30 pm now and we have been waiting,” the man says, voicing his concern the clinic will close while he and other patients are waiting to be seen.
According to reports, the male patient complained severely of pains. When they did not rise to assist him, he is seen splashing them with urine.
The Gauteng Department of Health said the incident happened at the Calcot Dlephu clinic in Tsakane in Ekurhuleni on Friday, January 20, 2023. Gauteng MEC for health and wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko said the conduct was inhumane and vulgar.
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Irrespective of the complaint the member of the public might be having against the health workers, this cannot justify the attack on them. It is uncalled for and we condemn this vulgar act in the strongest possible terms,” said Nkomo-Ralehoko.
The department has been instructed to investigate and establish the facts around the incident, to determine a course of action.
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