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PR shortages fuel hospital complaints

Marina Hospital.PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Marina Hospital.PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The lack of Public Relations Officers in some government hospitals has contributed to a growing number of complaints being aired on social media or reported to Members of Parliament and ward councillors, instead of being formally submitted to hospital management, a recent Ombudsman investigation has revealed.

The Ombudsman noted that this trend often results in the distortion of facts, limiting the hospitals’ ability to address grievances effectively at the facility level.

“Complaints are increasingly raised through social media platforms or political offices without first being presented to hospital management for proper redress, and in many cases, the issues are misrepresented or exaggerated,” the report states.

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