Awaiting-trial prisoners wait up to two years for psychiatric evaluations
Gauteng psychiatrists to conduct psychiatric assessments in prisons to slash backlog at hospitals
13 July 2022 - 20:46
As provincial health departments continue to be crippled by bed shortages and lack of mental healthcare experts, Gauteng health authorities have resorted to conducting psychiatric observations on awaiting-trial prisoners in prisons instead of hospitals to fast track the backlog of these assessments...
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