The Health Ombud and @PSC_ZA have released a joint investigation report into the deaths of six healthcare professionals in KwaZulu-Natal public hospitals. The report highlights systemic challenges affecting healthcare workers, including staff and equipment shortages, inadequate supervision, dysfunctional workplace cultures and insufficient employee support services. These findings raise important questions about healthcare worker wellbeing and institutional accountability. In a discussion hosted by @doctors_rural, family physician Dr Adam Asghar and public health medicine specialist Dr Indira Govender unpack the report’s findings and discuss what needs to change to better support healthcare workers. Dr Asghar emphasised the need for institutional accountability. “Ultimately the interventions are for the Department of Health to take on and be accountable for. But I think what we as individuals can be accountable for is looking after ourselves and each other better.” Addressing these challenges requires more than individual coping strategies. Healthcare institutions and the Department of Health must take responsibility for creating safe, supportive working environments. Watch the full discussion here: rhap.org.za/2026/10/rudasa-r… @HealthZA @Bhekisisa_MG @HST_health @SAMedicalAssoc @OHSCSOCIALMEDIA