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'Shamed' Durban doctor claims ZAR20 million

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Chris Bateman

Abstract


A Durban doctor, summarily marched out his hospital in full view of patients and colleagues and later suspended, with his provincial health MEC pillorying him on a departmental website for allegedly refusing to treat a car-crash victim, this June sued his employers for ZAR20 million.


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Chris Bateman, Health and Medical Publishing Group, South Africa

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Keywords

Doctor; Suspended; Internal enquiry; Wrongfully accused

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South African Medical Journal 2016;106(9):848. DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i9.11334

Article History

Date submitted: 2016-07-28
Date published: 2016-08-18

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