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‘Populist politicians’ take aim at ‘soft-target’ doctors

Chris Bateman

Abstract


Politicians responsible for healthcare delivery, especially those who are medically qualified, should stop ‘playing to the crowd’ by making irresponsible and premature statements about doctors who sometimes fail to save lives in an underequipped and dysfunctional public health system.

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Chris Bateman, Health and Medical Publishing Group, South Africa

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Keywords

Politicians; Healthcare delivery; Public statements

Cite this article

South African Medical Journal 2015;105(9):707-708. DOI:10.7196/SAMJnew.8542

Article History

Date submitted: 2015-09-14
Date published: 2015-09-14

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