Given that Medico-legal claims of more than R20 billion in Gauteng at present are concerning, (a)(i) which healthcare facilities account for most of the specified claims and (ii) what steps has he and/or his department taken to intervene in such healthcare facilities, (b) how has he found that the intervention steps have improved the situation and (c)(i) what is the nature of the majority of claims and (ii) how are they resolvable in the long term?
a) (i) According to the Gauteng Provincial Department of Health, the top 10 (Ten) healthcare facilities which account for the most specified claims are as follows:
Health facilities:
- Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
- Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital
- Tembisa Hospital
- Dr. George Mukhari Hospital
- Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital
- Sebokeng Hospital
- Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital
- Bertha Gxowa Hospital
- Pholosong Hospital
- Mamelodi Hospital
(ii) According ...
Whether he will furnish Mrs L F Tito with the graft probe report with regard to a security contract in the North West Provincial Department of Health; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
No, Minister of Health is unable to furnish the Member with the referred report regarding the security contract in the North-West Provincial Department of Health as is not an official document of the Department. It has no legal status as its drafting and processing were never concluded, as such never necessitated the Department to give it consideration whatsoever.
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(1)What (a) total number of staff members within the Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC) have been dismissed because of committing fraud and/or corruption, (b) was the nature of each offence and (c) total amount were the legal costs of the cases;
(2) whether any supply chain management processes have been followed; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) in which department did the fraud and/or corruption take place within the OHSC and (b) what was the total amount of wasteful expenditure?
1. According to the Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC) (a) None of the staff members in the OHSC have been dismissed because of committing fraud and/or corruption.
(b) Not applicable;
(c) No amount was used for legal costs.
2. There has been no fraud or corruption identified in the OHSC supply chain management processes. (a) There was no fraud or corruption identified in ...
(1)What (a) is the total number of doctors who are in line to be posted in the Internship Programme for the 2024 Annual Cycle (i) nationally and (ii) in each province and (b) are the names of facilities that will be used for this purpose;
(2) what (a) is the total number of doctors who are in line to be posted in the Community Service Programme for the 2024 Annual Cycle (i) nationally and (ii) in each province and (b) are the names of facilities that will be used for this purpose? NW4325E
The National Department of Health opened the Internship and Community Program (ICSP) online System application process on 4 October 2023 and closed the applications process on 20 October 2023.
1. (a)(i)(ii) According to the information extracted from the Internship and Community Service Programme (ICSP) online System, (a) the projected numbers of medical interns for the 2024 Annual cycle nationally is 2 293 and 2 446 ...
(1)Whether he has found that the 100 scooters with sidecars that were acquired in 2020 had contributed to the access to primary health care and the delivery of chronic medicine in remote areas of the Eastern Cape; if not; what is the position in this regard; if so, what total number of chronic medications were delivered to patients in the past week;
(2) whether his department has found the delivery of chronic medication to be a wasteful expenditure; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
According to the Eastern Cape Department of Health,
1. The procurement of the 100 scooters with sidecars was cancelled in July 2020 and the scooters were not delivered. Nothing was paid to the company and there was therefore no irregular, wasteful and fruitless expenditure pertaining to this matter. Access to chronic medicines by patients is through the central chronic medicines dispensing and distribution (CCMDD) ...
(1)Whether a certain doctor (name and details furnished) approved two-month leave for a certain person (name and details furnished); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so,
(2) whether the specified leave was part of the person’s leave cycle; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what leave is the specified person entitled to in each year;
(3) whether the leave was specified in the employment contract of the specified person; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the further, relevant details?
According to the Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC),
1. Yes the leave for Dr S Mndaweni (CEO) was approved by Dr. Kenoshi (Board Chairperson) following the request made to the Board by Dr Mndaweni.
2. Dr Mndaweni is entitled to 26 days paid leave per annum as stipulated in her employment contract. Of the leave that was approved by the Board, a portion ...
(1)Whether he receives maintenance reports on ambulances; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so,
(2) whether the ambulance, fitted with medical equipment, that was donated by the State of Qatar to the clinic in Qunu, in the Eastern Cape in 2021 is still functional; if not, why not; if so, what total number of (a) repairs and (b) maintenance has the ambulance undergone to date?
1. Yes, the department receives the repairs and maintenance reports on ambulances monthly from the National Treasury appointed service provider, Wesbank. These reports are being used to track the number of ambulances that are not operational due repairs and maintenance with the specific intention of reducing downtime and optimizing the operational fleet through specific interventions at provincial level.
2. This ambulance is in operation ...
(1)What (a) is the total number of physiotherapists who are in line to be posted in the Internship Programme for the 2024 Annual Cycle (i) nationally and (ii) in each province and (b) are the names of facilities that will be used for this purpose;
(2) what (a) is the total number of physiotherapists who are in line to be posted in the Community Service Programme for the 2024 Annual Cycle (i) nationally and (ii) in each province and (b) are the names of facilities that will be used for this purpose?
The National Department of Health opened the Internship and Community Program (ICSP) online System application process on 4 October 2023 and closed the applications process on 20 October 2023.
- (a)(i)(ii) Physiotherapists are not required to perform internship. Therefore, no Physiotherapists are allocated for internship in South Africa.
- (a) The total projected number of Physiotherapist to be placed for community service (i) nationally is 460, ...
(1)What (a) is the total number of nurses who are in line to be posted in the Internship Programme for the 2024 Annual Cycle (i) nationally and (ii) in each province and (b) are the names of facilities that will be used for this purpose;
(2) what (a) is the total number of nurses who are in line to be posted in the Community Service Programme for the 2024 Annual Cycle (i) nationally and (ii) in each province and (b) are the names of facilities that will be used for this purpose?
The National Department of Health opened the Internship and Community Program (ICSP) online System application process on 4 October 2023 and closed the applications process on 20 October 2023.
- (a)(i)(ii) Professional Nurses are not required to perform internship. Therefore, no Professional Nurse is allocated for internship in South Africa.
- (a) The total projected number of Professional Nurses to be placed for community service (i) ...
(1)With reference to the outcry on the ban on headscarves for nurses, what are the (a) reasons that headscarves would only be banned for nurses and not for other medical professionals and (b) relevant details of any evidence and/or research that shows that headscarves are a source of infection;
2) whether he will furnish Ms H Ismail with a record of decision on why headscarves are reportedly a problem for his department; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
1. (a) The scope of applicability for the Directives on nurses’ uniform:
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- only applies to nurses as defined in Section 30 of the Nursing Act, 2005 (Act 33 of 2005).
- applies to nurses that are employed in health establishments of the Departments of Health
- applies to nurses who are required to wear unform in the execution of their duties and
- to those eligible to ...
