The lack of positive response by some insurers in meeting the needs of those who have loyally paid for business interruption cover, struck a chord with me. In fact, it struck quite a few chords, ranging from empathy towards the…
Whilst some of the benefits of the difficult times in which we are living may remain yet to be fully appreciated, it is evident that the majority have adapted in remarkable ways; demonstrating impressive creativity, flexibility, patience and tolerance. Not…
During the course of September 2019 Business Tech published an article titled: ‘These are South Africa’s best and worst life insurers’ - in which the following was highlighted: “In an industry that is run on numbers and statistics, it is…
The stress experienced post trauma and or during ill health is significant, often made worse by not being able to work for a period of time. When costs mount and cash dwindles, this stress can become unbearable; hence the need…
A recent matter in which I appeared as an expert reinforced the importance of understanding where one’s boundaries lie as an expert. This particular case – heard in late 2018 – revolved around a devastating amputation suffered by the plaintiff…
The next training course for Health Professionals who are involved - or wish to become involved - in The Provision of Expert Opinion and Evidence, will run from the 27th to the 29th of November 2019. Having received some disturbing…
Following the completion of the November 2018 UCT course in The Provision of Expert Opinion and Evidence as a Health Professional, I was asked whether one could attend a one day workshop focused on medico-legal report writing only, rather than…
The four minutes it took to watch the video link below whilst searching for illustrative material to be included in an upcoming workshop, were well spent and enormously powerful. When one works with incapacity, disability, ill-health and trauma in an…
There is a striking moment during the café scene in the movie Before Sunset in which the leading actress Julie Delpy, playing the role of Céline, describes how her brain was ‘free from the consuming frenzy’ while living in the foreign and…
Burnout is neither a new concept, nor a new experience to many who work in the demanding environment of healthcare. There is any number of articles and studies to be found on the subject when one carries out a Google…