Intern doctors go to court to force government to place them in jobs
07 July 2021 - 06:00
The health department has again failed to place newly qualified medical graduates despite its legal obligation to place every qualified doctor into a two-year internship programme. Stock photo.
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The conflict between the health department and newly qualified doctors over their internship placements could soon play out in court.
As has become a repeat pattern, the department has again failed to place the newly qualified medical graduates by July 1. This is despite their legal obligation to place every qualified doctor into a two-year internship service programme regulated and administered by the health department — something that every doctor must go through in order for them to practise in SA.