The Democratic Alliance’s health spokesperson on Tuesday said he was “disappointed” that provincial authority “is still not respecting court-ordered payments”. This‚ Jack Bloom said‚ came a day after the department suffered the “indignity of yet another raid by the sheriff of the court to attach furniture from its head office to pay a court-ordered payment for medical negligence”.He said it was due to pay a R23-million settlement on September 18 “to a woman whose baby daughter was brain-damaged after bad treatment at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital”.“Medical staff failed to perform an immediate caesarean when her unborn baby showed signs of distress in June 2005.”Bloom said the department avoided having its furniture attached only after frantic negotiations produced a settlement to make staggered payments.This‚ “despite warning letters by Wim Krynauw Attorneys‚ who represented the mother‚ the department failed to pay on time‚ which was why the sheriff was called in’‚ said Bloom.He said the department had been “the subject of several raids by the sheriff over the years because of non-payment of negligence awards”‚ the most recent being in October and November last year.“In the past five years the department has paid R544 million for medical negligence claims.“The department should respect the court and make all payments in good time.”..