Chairperson, I hereby give notice that on the next sitting day of the NCOP I shall move on behalf of the IFP:
That the Council -
1) notes with concern that the Gauteng MEC for health has admitted that security in public hospitals in the province is a problem;
2) further notes that these comments follow an attack on a University of Witwatersrand medical student in the parking lot of a local hospital last Friday;
3) realises that the inadequate security in our hospitals not only puts the lives of many people in danger but is also a deterrent to doctors, nurses and other badly needed medical professionals who might otherwise have worked in these hospitals; and
4) urges the relevant security and hospital authorities to work together in formulating plans to improve security in our hospitals.