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Expiring of Brackengate contract nursing staff contracts on 31 May 2023

The Brackengate COVID-19 field hospital was originally established and funded as a COVID-19 facility, to cater for the overflow of patients...

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Child Protection Day – 183 children treated by Child Protection Services

Child Protection Day – 183 children treated by Child Protection Services in Red Cross Hospital in 2023 to date Today, Western Cape Minister...

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R36 million health infrastructure projects will revitalise Stellenbosch Hospital

On Tuesday, 30 May, Western Cape Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo, officially opened the Stellenbosch Acute Psychiatric...

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First ever provincial Stunting Baseline Survey shows gains

First ever provincial Stunting Baseline Survey shows gains as we invest in the future of our children on International Children’s Day...

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EMS encourages residents to help prevent hiking and burn injuries this winter

This weekend, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to three separate hiking incidents in which older people slipped and injured...

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Karl Bremer Hospital receives Gold Status in stroke care initiative

Karl Bremer Hospital has achieved Gold Status in the 2023 World Stroke Organisation (WSO) Angels Awards. The hospital is the first in the...

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Investing in our nurses’ future, to ensure ongoing quality health care provision

Investing in our Nurses’ future, to ensure continued quality health care provision Nurses remain at the core of health service delivery. On...

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WCGHW has to freeze 2 362 posts if public sector wage agreement goes unfunded

Provincial Department of Health and Wellness (WCGHW) will have to freeze 2 362 posts if public sector wage agreement goes unfunded I will be...

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Premier notes North Gauteng High Court judgment, concerned over practicalities

Media release: Premier notes North Gauteng High Court judgment Premier Alan Winde has noted the North Gauteng High Court ruling handed down...

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Western Cape looks forward to launch of Presidential Health Compact in Sept 2023

The second Presidential Health Summit ended on Friday and on behalf of the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness, we look forward...

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