HPCSA Booklet 1 (Part 5)

Healthcare is built on trust, not belief.

The HPCSA’s ethical guidelines make it clear: personal convictions must never compromise patient care. Practitioners have a duty to act in their patients’ best interest, apply their minds openly, and protect them (patients) from harm.

Respect, honesty, and accountability aren’t optional - they are the foundations of ethical practice in South Africa.

Ethics. Equality. Evidence.