Dr Philip Cloete
Head of Department, Emergency

Dr Cloete leads the dynamic team in the Emergency Centre (EC). Dr Cloete did his undergraduate medical degree in Pretoria and specialized in Emergency Medicine at the University of Cape Town. He went on to work at Khayalitsha hospital where he gained valuable experience and then joined the Victoria team in 2013. Flip, as he is more affectionately known by his colleagues, is an exceptionally skilled and astute clinician and leads by example. The EC, due to its busy nature as well as the teaching gift of Dr Cloete and his colleagues, has become a favourite elective destination for both local and foreign elective students. In his spare time Flip is a triathlete and ironman competitor.

Sister Carol Weir – Operational Manager

Sister Carol Weir is the nursing Operational Manager for the Emergency Centre at Victoria Hospital. Sister Weir is highly experienced and has been working at Victoria Hospital since 1988. She was part of the first “Staff Nurse” course given in 1988 at the Hospital. Interestingly, she was inspired to become a nurse when she attended Victoria Hospital as a patient when she was a child. She reports that the wonderful care she received from the nurses at Victoria Hospital inspired her to become a nurse of the same calibre. Sister Weir leads an enthusiastic, dedicated and passionate nursing team providing skilled care in a fast-paced clinical environment.