The Star reports that a female doctor was attacked by a patient at the Lillian Ngoyi Community Health Centre in Soweto on Thursday night and sustained injuries to her hand.

While the incident has not been confirmed by the community centre, a member of staff at the facility reported that a female doctor had indeed been injured by one of the patients. The incident was also confirmed by the Democratic Alliance’s (DA’s) shadow MEC for health, Jack Bloom. "This busy clinic is situated next to the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, but has only a skeleton security staff since security contracts expired earlier this year,” Bloom indicated. The DA lambasted the lack of enforcement at the facility, saying that last week’s incident followed other security problems there. Gauteng Department of Health spokesperson Kwara Kekana admitted to the shortage of security personnel at the facility. "Yes, there is limited security coverage inside the facility. The department is in the process of appointing a new private security company for optimal coverage of the clinic. Scheme Private Security company has withdrawn their services since Saturday, April 30, due to issues known by the company. Currently, the security officers that are appointed by Gauteng Department of Health are providing security services in the clinic," Kekana said.

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