June 20, 2022

June 20, 2022

February 22, 2022

OHSC conducts outreach campaigns around Pixley Ka Seme Local Municipality, Mpumalanga

18 February 2022 The Office of the Health Standards Compliance (OHSC) an entity established to ensure both the public and private health establishments comply with the required health standards engages […]
February 22, 2022

What you need to know about the inspection and certification of hospitals, clinics and doctors’ practices

5 November 2021 The Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC) was created by Parliament to protect and promote the health and safety of users of health establishments across the country. […]
September 27, 2021

OHSC embarks on outreach campaigns at Joe Morolong Local Municipality, Northern Cape

22 September 2021 The OHSC embarks on a series of community outreach campaigns at Joe Morolong Local Municipality, Northern Cape. The purpose of the campaigns is to inform members of […]
September 17, 2021

OHSC statement on world patient safety day 2021

16 September 2021 Building systems to reduce the risk in healthcare World Patient Safety Day – 17 September In a world where millions of people each year suffer unintended harm […]
July 16, 2021

OHSC statement on disruption of health services by violence and looting

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 […]
April 8, 2021

OHO and the United Kingdom’s Parliamentary Health Services Ombudsman sign twinning agreement

6 April 2021 In March 2021 a twinning agreement between the Office of the Health Ombud (OHO) and the Parliamentary Health Services Ombudsman (PHSO) in the United Kingdom was signed […]
March 31, 2021

OHSC webinars with the General Practitioners and emergency medical services

29 March 2021 The OHSC as the regulator in health commenced webinars with i) the private General Practitioners; and ii) the public and private emergency medical services to discuss the […]
January 28, 2021

Health Ombud statement on the report into circumstances surrounding the care and death of Mr. Shonisani Lethole at Tembisa Tertiary Hospital

27 January 2021 “There is no more difficult art to acquire than the art of observation, and for some men, it is quite as difficult to record an observation in […]
January 25, 2021

Media Briefing on the Report into Circumstances surrounding the care and death of Mr. Shonisani Lethole at Tembisa Tertiary Hospital

25 January 2021 The Health Ombud, Professor Malegapuru Makgoba on 27 January 2021 hosts a virtual media briefing to release the findings of the investigations into the circumstances surrounding the […]
December 10, 2020

Circumstances surrounding the care and death of Mr. Shonisani Lethole at Tembisa Tertiary Hospital

10 December 2020 The National Minister of Health, Dr. Zwelini Mkhize lodged a complaint with the Health Ombud, Professor Malegapuru Makgoba to investigate the circumstances surrounding the care and death […]