Five Steve Biko Academic Hospital nurses on precautionary suspension following nurse incident
Five nurses from the Steve Biko Academic Hospital (SBAH) have been placed on precautionary suspension by the facility management following allegations of gross negligence.
This emanates from an incident at the hospital involving a 28-year-old male which was captured on video by a member of the public at the Emergency Unit on Sunday, 25 February 2024. The employees have since been suspended to allow for further investigation into the incident.
Sadly, the patient demised while in hospital.
The unfortunate incident happens at the time when the Steve Biko hospital is strengthening interventions to improve patients experience of care. Those measures include the launch of the Gauteng Department of Health’s I Serve with A Smile Campaign which is a change management programme aimed at improving staff attitude and quality of services.
In addition, the SBAH management has been conducting frequent walk-abouts across various departments within the hospital to assess the level of service delivery and to interact with patients.
In a bid to promote harmony at the workplace, the facility management is also strengthening the working relations with organised labour within the facility.
The facility management continues to engage the affected family to enable redress process to unfold. Counselling services have also been offered to the family.
For more information please contact:
Motalatale Modiba, Head of Communication
Cell: 064 803 0808
E-mail: healthmediaenquiries@gauteng.gov.za
Tshepo Shawa, Spokesperson for the MEC for Health
Cell: 072 222 6333
E-mail: Tshepo.Shawa@gauteng.gov.za
