Amendment could be a tragedy waiting to happen, experts warn
Feb 28, 2021
3 minutes
ROLAND MPOFU roland.mpofu@inl.co.za
HEALTH experts and trade unions are up in arms and have cautioned Parliament not to pass into law the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases (COID) Amendment Bill as it could be another Life Esidimeni tragedy waiting to happen.
Moira Wilson, a private practitioner based at Milpark Hospital, which houses the largest private Level 1 Trauma unit, and deals with a significant number of injury-on-duty patients, warned that the amendment would be disastrous, and injured workers
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