South Africa

Ruling on doctors ‘has serious implications for NHI’, says health department

The department of health’s ambitions for controlling where doctors work have been dealt a blow by the high court in Pretoria, after it declared the National Health Act’s provisions for issuing health establishments with a "certificate of need" unconstitutional and invalid.

South Africa faces its most significant health reform yet: NHI. But headlines focus more on fear, distrust and dysfunction than on its promise of equity.
South Africa faces its most significant health reform yet: NHI. But headlines focus more on fear, distrust and dysfunction than on its promise of equity. (123RF/SAMSONOVS)

The department of health’s ambitions for controlling where doctors work have been dealt a blow by the high court in Pretoria, after it declared the National Health Act’s provisions for issuing health establishments with a “certificate of need” unconstitutional and invalid.

The ruling has “serious implications” for the implementation of National Health Insurance (NHI), and the department of health will seek a rescission of the judgment and challenge the matter in the Constitutional Court, said spokesperson Foster Mohale.

— The full story can be read on BusinessLIVE

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