According to the Free State Provincial Department of Health,
1. The incident happened at Boshoff Clinic, the theft of anti-retroviral medicine amounting to the value of R85 000. Only 1 facility (Boshoff clinic) is affected. The employee was arrested by the police. He was charged criminally (SAPS Case number 27/01/2023) and departmentally. The employee was suspended from the 2nd of March 2023 and is ...
A retrospective review of data from National Health Laboratory Service data shows that outbreaks occur approximately every three to six years. Mumps is considered a common and mild disease with few complications which does not pose a major public health threat to the country. The Department has responded by providing information to the public and other stakeholders. Individuals with mumps are advised to stay ...
(a) Support the national Government afforded the City and the residents of Hammanskraal and surrounding areas
The national, provincial and respective district outbreak response teams were activated to coordinate the response to the outbreak. Ward-based Outreach Teams (WBOTs) were also activated to facilitate community-based interventions. The teams assisted with conducting contact tracing, active case finding linked to diagnosed cases within the community and visiting ...
The response is based on an assumption that the term pre-trial psychiatric assessments refers to an enquiry into a mental condition of an accused in terms of Section 77, 78 and 79 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No 51 of 1977) as amended.
(a) The Department is not aware of any negotiations regarding private hospitals admitting detainees needing pre-trial psychiatric assessment.
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Pre -, during and post-counselling services are an essential component of treatment of patients with cancer. Counselling is provided by their treating doctor, including the Medical and Radiation Oncologists, as well as the multidisciplinary palliative care team of which social workers are key team members. Counselling is prioritised in palliative care services which commences at the point of diagnosis of the cancer and continues ...
a) The National Department of Health has developed a 10-year infrastructure plan regarding the needs of our health facilities. The programme is focusing on projects that are still in planning (pre-tendering phase) while projects that are already under construction and in the tender phase will continue in the processes that have already commenced. Facilities that require part or full rehabilitation or replacement and infrastructure ...
1. According to the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA),
a) According to the North West Provincial Health, they are not aware of the Public Protector’s Report and the anonymous reference number referred to in the question. They would like to request the Honourable Ms MD Hlengwa to provide them with this information in order to provide a proper respond.
b) Fruitless and Wasteful expenditure are disclosed in the Annual Report and presented to ...
1. According to the North West University (NWU), the B. Nursing curriculum outlay, the number of work-integrated learning hours as per accreditation document submitted and approved by the South African Nursing Council (SANC). The total required clinical hours over the 4 years, are 3000 hours. This is in line with South African Nursing Council’s Nursing-Education-and-Training-Standards, page 12, Bachelor degree (Regulation R174). The 3000 hours ...