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The Citizen reports that two security guards caught on video assaulting an elderly patient at Escourt Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) have been dismissed by the provincial department of health.
The assault took place last Thursday and the guards were initially suspended with immediate effect. The incident was apparently recorded by a nurse, who failed to intervene during the assault or report the matter to the hospital’s management. KZN Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane condemned the incident and reported that the matter had been brought to her attention by a journalist. She commented: “It is extremely concerning that, instead of making management aware, they decided to send out the video. If they had followed processes, you’ll find that the patient might not have been assaulted as severely as they were. We hear that it might have been one of our health workers who took this video. If it is, then it is very unfortunate.” The nurse has since reportedly been placed on precautionary suspension.
- Read the original of the report in the above regard at The Citizen
- Read too, Security guards who allegedly assaulted patient at Estcourt Hospital dismissed, at News24
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