Shrinks stressed about careers

28 April 2016 - 02:19

By Philani Nombembe

Psychologists are being forced to close their practices because medical aid schemes are refusing to pay them.This is the picture painted by psychologists' organisations, which have taken the health minister to court over regulations that they say are hurting their patients and pockets.They fear a drastic reduction in the number of practising psychologists.

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