Gauteng Health steps up security after 41 attacks at mental health units
The Gauteng Department of Health has stepped up security around health facilities following a number of attacks on staff by mentally ill patients. Department spokesperson, Kwara Kekana says security personnel have been placed at casualty departments to assist with psychiatric patients. This comes after 41 attacks on medical staff were reported between January last year and November 2021. "As part of efforts to reduce attacks on hospital staff by mental […]