Nurse raped in KZN hospital, MEC demands answers
KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC wants a detailed incident report from Zululand's Nkonjeni Hospital after the rape of a nurse at the facility.
According to the department, a man went to the hospital on Sunday afternoon and said he needed medical assistance.
The department says the man allegedly attacked the nurse in a consulting area.
MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu says despite security guards on duty, the man escaped.
"I have now demanded a full report from management of the district concerned, as well as from our security unit at Head Office on how such a thing happened. It just cannot be allowed, and sends the wrong message in terms of the safety of our own staff and patients themselves, which is paramount to us."
“It raises serious questions about security arrangements at this hospital. If we are going to be paying for security and this happens, it means we are not paying for a service. Our responsibility is to take care of our nurses and everyone who works in the Department."
"Our responsibility is to ensure that we take care of our nurses and we take care of everyone who works in the Department of Health particularly at the facilities we are running. We something like this happens and there are no consequences it is not acceptable," she says.
The nurse has received medical attention and is undergoing counselling.
