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Medical Indemnity: Managing South Africa’s Liability Risks

Gain insights into medical indemnity and its role in balancing financial risks for public health departments and private providers.
South African doctor reviewing patient records and medical indemnity documents
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Medical indemnity remains a key practice-management concern in South Africa, where negligence claims expose public budgets and private providers to different financial risks.

For provincial health departments, compensation payments compete with spending on patient services. Meanwhile, private practitioners rely on their own liability and indemnity arrangements.

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