Gauteng Department of Health records less than 1% of adverse events
25 August 2019
The Gauteng Department of Health has recorded less than 1% of adverse events in its public health facilities from March 2018 to June 2019.
"The total amount of patients seen in the period 1 April 2018, to 31 March 2019, was 21 079 658. Of these, the recorded serious adverse events were approximately 0.057% (12 027).
"The total amount of patients seen in the period 1 April 2019 to 30 June 2019 was 1 695 345. Of these the recorded serious adverse events were approximately 0.0016% (2696)," MEC Bandile Masuku told News24 on Thursday.
"Adverse events" refers to incidents which risk patient safety, but could not be foreseen or necessarily avoided, according to the MEC.