Nightmare at Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital as Neglect Claims Surface

Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital is facing allegations of neglect, poor patient care, and repeated power outages, with staff warning that outages have left wards unsafe and disrupted essential treatment.

Employees claim crumbling infrastructure, hygiene problems, and failed backup power systems are undermining patient dignity and safety. Health authorities say the claims are being assessed, while staff describe conditions as increasingly untenable.