The Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC) is a public entity charged, in terms of the National Health Amendment Act 2013, with improving the quality of healthcare by driving health […]

The Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC) is deeply concerned that essential healthcare services have been badly affected by the ongoing violence and destruction of property, particularly in the provinces […]

27 January 2021 THE REPORT INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE CARE AND DEATH OF SHONISANI LETHOLE AT TEMBISA TERTIARY HOSPITAL “There is no more difficult art to acquire than the […]

25 January 2021 THE REPORT INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE CARE AND DEATH OF SHONISANI LETHOLE AT TEMBISA TERTIARY HOSPITAL The Health Ombud, Professor Malegapuru Makgoba will on 27 January […]

THE HEALTH OMBUD, PROF MAKGOBA APPOINTED TO SERVE ON THE USG DATA AND SAFETY MONITORING BOARD FOR THE FIRST COVID-19 VACCINE CLINICAL TRIALS The Health Ombud, Professor Malegapuru Makgoba is […]

South Africa and many countries have taken a wide range of steps to curb the spread of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. In our country, led by the National Coronavirus Command […]

14 May 2020 THE OHSC IS SADDENED BY THE PASSING OF THE CMS CHAIRPERSON, DR CLARENCE MINI The Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC) learnt with great shock and deeply […]

OHSC STATEMENT 28 March 2020 OHSC STATEMENT ON ENSURING SAFETY OF ALL HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC DURING THIS PERIOD OF COMBATING THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS, COVID-19 The […]

The Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC) is an independent health regulatory body created by the National Health Amendment Act of 2013 to promote and protect the health and safety […]

The Health Ombud, Prof Malegapuru Makgoba welcomes the implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill as this important step is long overdue. ‘The provision of universal quality healthcare is […]