This blog is co-authored by Mishka Maharaj, a candidate attorney.
In July 2025, the High Court overturned a decision by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) that an intensivist surgeon on critical care call acted unprofessionally by declining to accept a self-funded patient into his care at a private hospital.
The patient presented at the hospital’s emergency unit…
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This blog is co-authored by Mishka Maharaj, a candidate attorney.
In July 2025, the High Court overturned a decision by…