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A critical Evaluation of the Locality Rule regarding the rural health care service in Public Sector
Dissertation (MPhil)--University Of Pretoria, 2020.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/75388 A critical Evaluation of the Locality Rule regarding the rural health care service in Public Sector Carstens, Pieter Albert, 1960- u17310637@tuks.co.za Phahladira, Martha Thapelo UCTD Medical Law and Ethics Dissertation (MPhil)--University Of Pretoria, 2020. The South African health sector encounters significant challenges of inequality in terms of access to health care services. A ‘quadruplet burden of disease’ does not make access to health any easier. Patient’s access to health care can be hindered by the patient’s residential area. Rural patients are faced with hospitals that do not have specialist care while urban areas are swamped with patient who need specialist care. Medical general practitioners’ scope of practice is limited and that creates challenges when patients need specialised care in a resource constrained environment. The time it takes for the patient in public health sector to access health services may be affected by their locality. The same challenges may be experienced by patient in private sector with medical Aids who are residing in the rural areas. The state’s impression is that demand is more than supply. On the other hand the court pursues justice for people who do not receive timeous access to healthcare. The study will be researching on locality issues that can jeopardise the standard of care. Although The Health Professions Council of South Africa is silent about the Locality Rule but it has unanimously adopted prerequisites and contraindications for using the Locality Rule as a defence. The Council has a duty in terms of Health Professional Act 56 of 1974 to uphold patient safety. The work seeks to understand the origin of the locality rule, its application in terms of the Constitution of the Republic Of South Africa, case law and relevant legislature. The work will also take into consideration the historical background of the South African health system and its responsibility in advancing socioeconomic rights for the citizens of South Africa. The prerequisite for using resource constrains and special circumstances will be discussed. Public Law MPhil Unrestricted 2020-07-22T11:01:58Z 2020-07-22T11:01:58Z 2021 2020 Dissertation Phahladira, MT 2020, A critical Evaluation of the Locality Rule regarding the rural health care service in Public Sector, MPhil Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/75388> S2020 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/75388 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Medical Law and Ethics A critical Evaluation of the Locality Rule regarding the rural health care service in Public Sector |
| title | A critical Evaluation of the Locality Rule regarding the rural health care service in Public Sector |
| title_full | A critical Evaluation of the Locality Rule regarding the rural health care service in Public Sector |
| title_fullStr | A critical Evaluation of the Locality Rule regarding the rural health care service in Public Sector |
| title_full_unstemmed | A critical Evaluation of the Locality Rule regarding the rural health care service in Public Sector |
| title_short | A critical Evaluation of the Locality Rule regarding the rural health care service in Public Sector |
| title_sort | critical evaluation of the locality rule regarding the rural health care service in public sector |
| topic | UCTD Medical Law and Ethics |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/75388 |