COVID-19 and PTSD
Experts say the number of people experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is rising as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
What is cognitive behavioural therapy? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) helps you manage your problems by changing the way you think and behave.
How to manage your mental health in tough times
Everyone has faced challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic – whether financial, physical or mental. Two psychologists share advice on how to maintain your emotional wellbeing in tough times.
Do I need therapy? [INFOGRAPHIC]
You need not struggle alone – professional help is at hand to help you identify and deal with negative feelings and behaviours.
Social isolation and your mental health
Loneliness is linked to a number of negative health outcomes. Here’s how to counteract the downsides of staying physically distant from loved ones during the pandemic.
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We use a yacht-mast design for our cabling and keep it safely wound up in our trauma pedestals to avoid any accidents.
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Our expert breastfeeding advice is based on the principles of the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organisation.
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A baby has a 70% better chance of surviving a motor vehicle accident if in a secure car seat and properly restrained.
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Trauma patients with a critically low temperature will often be wrapped in a space blanket to reduce heat loss.
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Our nursing units are designed to minimise the distance between nursing staff and patients.
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Our hospitals have been awarded international accreditation for best practice in the management of environmental systems and practices.
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Mediclinic is one of the three leading private hospital groups in Southern Africa and the sixth largest private healthcare group in the world.
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Scrub areas in theatre are a minimum of 2.1m wide to accommodate at least two people at a time.
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The only one in Africa and one of only 13 in the world, the P-I BrÅnemark Institute of Excellence at Mediclinic Morningside, specialises in facial reconstruction.
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Our radio-translucent theatre beds enable X-rays to be taken on the spot, without having to move the patient or disturb the procedure.
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How to manage your child’s COVID-19 anxiety
Children may struggle to communicate how they feel during an ongoing health crisis. Here’s how to recognise signs that they’re anxious and best support them.
Expand your mind during lockdown
Isolation in lockdown needn’t mean brain-freeze. Use this downtime to learn a new skill – or to visit a destination remotely.
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Our world-class neonatal units feature high frequency oscillatory ventilators to minimise lung trauma in premature babies.
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A baby has a 70% better chance of surviving a motor vehicle accident if in a secure car seat and properly restrained.
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We install alcohol rub dispensers at our facilities to prevent the spread of pathogens.
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Our 24-hour emergency centres feature state-of-the-art life-saving equipment.
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Scrub areas in theatre are a minimum of 2.1m wide to accommodate at least two people at a time.
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Our nursing units are designed to minimise the distance between nursing staff and patients.
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Our hospitals are designed to minimise ambient noise to promote sleeping and the healing process.
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We place oxygen-releasing, toxin-absorbing plants, like Sanseviera Trifasciata, around our hospitals.
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Our expert breastfeeding advice is based on the principles of the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organisation.
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Our hospitals have been awarded international accreditation for best practice in the management of environmental systems and practices.
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Protect your mental health during the COVID-19 lockdown
In the weeks of social distancing and self-isolation during the COVID-19 lockdown, pay attention to your mental health.
‘We focus on hope’
Cancercare oncology social worker Emerentia Esterhuyse explains her role in a cancer patient’s journey.
Mental illness: A history of treatment
We take a look at the transformation of mental illness treatment in medicine over the centuries as well as the treatment options available at Mediclinic.
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