‘It makes me feel like I am failing my patient’: doctors on load-shedding

90% of doctors considering leaving SA to practice elsewhere and 78% of doctors considering retiring early cited load-shedding as an influence for their decision

30 November 2023 - 21:43
By Shonisani Tshikalange

A new survey has revealed that load-shedding is affecting doctors' mental wellbeing and threatening patients' safety

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