Health Ombud releases findings of investigation into treatment, complications and deaths of psychiatric patients

Health Ombud releases report of Investigation of treatment, complications and deaths of psychiatric patients at Northern Cape Mental Hospital and Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital. "The general care provided at NCMHH and RMSH to all patients was substandard, and patients were not attended to in a manner consistent with the nature and severity of their
health condition, as required by Regulation 5 (1) of the Norms and Standards Regulations Applicable to Different Categories of Health Establishments, 2018 (Norms and Standards Regulations)."