This blog was co-authored by candidate attorney, Thabo Kolele
In a March 2024 judgment (https://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZAFSHC/2024/66.html), the High Court decided that the defendant had breached its legal duty owed to the claimant in failing to dispatch an ambulance to the claimant timeously and in failing to provide proper healthcare services whilst the claimant was
The Minister of Health has published draft emergency medical services regulations. Interested parties have till 23 October 2014 to comment. The proposed regulations deal with ambulance services and emergency medical services including pre-hospital medical treatment and transport.
The draft regulations envisage mandatory licensing of emergency medical services.
No licence will be issued unless proof of