<strong>By: Natmed Medical Defence (Pty) Ltd</strong>

Natmed Medical Defence (Pty) Ltd, a 24 years old, leading South African Medical Malpractice Insurance Broker, has launched its Annual Survey of Medical Malpractice Judgments of 2018.

Is there a medico-legal litigation “crisis” in South Africa? The Natmed review of the medico-legal handed down in 2018 paints a more nuanced picture. Natmed’s annual review of medical malpractice judgments of 2018 is a comprehensive review of all of the South African judgments of 2018 with a summary of facts, findings and commentary. It represents South African law as at 31 December 2018.

<strong>The Annual Survey of Medical Malpractice Judgments of 2018 covers:</strong>

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<li>Limited Private Healthcare Sector Judgments;</li><li>Birth Injuries;</li><li>Lost Medical Records;</li><li>Harm Does Not Always Lie Where It Falls</li>

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