Mortality analysis of people with severe mental illness transferred from longstay hospital to alternative care in the Life Esidimeni tragedy

A mortality analysis of the Life Esidimeni tragedy was precluded during the investigation by the Health Ombud by the lack of data integrity. Information on the mental healthcare users (MHCUs) transferred out of Life Esidimeni hospitals between October 2015 and June 2016 was subsequently collected by...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: L Robertson, M Makgoba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Health and Medical Publishing Group 2018-10-01
Series:South African Medical Journal
Online Access:http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/download/12439/8644