Cost-cutting at the expense of care and training: The predictable consequences of attempts at austerity by the Gauteng Department of Health

Flavia Senkubuge; Priya Soma-Pillay; Debashis Basu; Shabir Madhi; Feroza Motara; Patrick Lekgwara; Pagollang Motloba; Willy Vangu; Mzulungile Nodikida; Simon Madini; Mike Sathekge; Mhlengi Ncube; Lawrence Chauke; Ruhann Botha; Tladi Ledibane; Ashraf Coovadia; Ndlela Dhlodhlo; Shakeera Holland; Cedric Sihlangu; Zaheer Bayat; Risenga Chauke; William Oosthuizen; Langanani Mbodi

doi:10.7196/SAMJ.2025.v115i4.3467

Cost-cutting at the expense of care and training: The predictable consequences of attempts at austerity by the Gauteng Department of Health

Flavia Senkubuge
, Priya Soma-Pillay
, Debashis Basu
, Shabir Madhi
, Feroza Motara
, Patrick Lekgwara
, Pagollang Motloba
, Willy Vangu
, Mzulungile Nodikida
, Simon Madini
, Mike Sathekge
, Mhlengi Ncube
, Lawrence Chauke
, Ruhann Botha
, Tladi Ledibane
, Ashraf Coovadia
, Ndlela Dhlodhlo
, Shakeera Holland
, Cedric Sihlangu
, Zaheer Bayat

Risenga Chauke, William Oosthuizen, Langanani Mbodi

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-2
Number of pages	2
Journal	South African Medical Journal
Volume	115
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2025.v115i4.3467
Publication status	Published - May 2025

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Senkubuge, F., Soma-Pillay, P., Basu, D., Madhi, S., Motara, F., Lekgwara, P., Motloba, P., Vangu, W., Nodikida, M., Madini, S., Sathekge, M., Ncube, M., Chauke, L., Botha, R., Ledibane, T., Coovadia, A., Dhlodhlo, N., Holland, S., Sihlangu, C., ... Mbodi, L. (2025). Cost-cutting at the expense of care and training: The predictable consequences of attempts at austerity by the Gauteng Department of Health. South African Medical Journal, 115(4), 1-2. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2025.v115i4.3467

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