Province and Hospital Name |
Cervical Cancer |
Prostate Cancer |
No of Linacs |
Contracting |
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Waiting Time |
Backlog |
Waiting time |
Backlog |
|||||
Radiation |
Chemotherapy |
Radiation |
Chemotherapy |
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Eastern Cape |
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Frere Hospital |
6-8 weeks |
6-8 Weeks |
6-8 weeks |
1 |
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Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital |
6-8 weeks |
6-8 weeks |
6-8 weeks |
0 |
Yes |
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Livingstone Hospital |
6-8 weeks |
6-8 weeks |
6-8 weeks |
2 |
Province and Hospital Name |
Cervical Cancer |
Prostate Cancer |
No of Linacs |
Con-trac-ting |
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Waiting Time |
Backlog |
Waiting time |
Backlog |
|||||
Radiation |
Chemotherapy |
Radiation |
Chemotherapy |
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Free State |
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Universitas |
12-14 weeks |
12-14 weeks |
2 |
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Gauteng |
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Steve Biko |
8-12 months for curative patients |
3 years |
850 |
3 |
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Charlotte Maxeke |
6 months |
3 years |
4 |
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Chris Hani Baragwanath |
0 |
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Kalafong |
0 |
|||||||
KwaZulu-Natal |
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Greys |
1 |
|||||||
Addington |
0 |
Yes |
||||||
Ngwelezane |
0 |
Yes |
||||||
Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central |
3 |
Yes |
||||||
Limpopo |
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Polokwane |
6-8 weeks |
6-8 weeks |
1 |
Yes |
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Mpumalanga |
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Rob Ferreira |
0 |
Yes |
||||||
Northern Cape |
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Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe |
0 |
|||||||
North West |
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Province and Hospital Name |
Cervical Cancer |
Prostate Cancer |
No of Linacs |
Con-trac-ting |
||||
Waiting Time |
Backlog |
Waiting time |
Backlog |
|||||
Radiation |
Chemotherapy |
Radiation |
Chemotherapy |
|||||
Western Cape |
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Tygerberg Surgery: 13 weeks |
2 months |
3 |
||||||
Groote Schuur |
12 weeks |
3 |
||||||
George |
Yes |
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Red Cross |
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Note: Tygerberg Radiotherapy waiting times: 1. Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy for Sarcoma and Palliative Care: None 2. Adjuvant Radiotherapy for breast cancer and head and neck: 6 weeks |
(2) |
Province |
Reason for delay |
Eastern Cape |
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Free State |
Only one operational linear accelerator. Expecting to get two new accelerators commissioned by end of March 2020. Expecting to clear backlog by end of June 2020. |
|
Gauteng |
1. Charlotte Maxeke is currently off line and struggle to resolve some connectivity issues. 2. Steve Biko: New machine only started working late November 2019. Two other machines are about to be decommissioned. |
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KwaZulu-Natal |
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Limpopo |
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Mpumalanga |
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Northern Cape |
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North West |
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Western Cape |
END.
Annexure A: Current Facilities Providing Oncology Treatment and Availability of Equipment (National Department of Health Audit, 2017)
Province |
Facility |
Chemotherapy |
Radiation Oncology |
Paediatric Oncology |
Contracting |
No of Linacs |
Eastern Cape |
Frere Hospital |
X |
X |
X |
1 |
|
Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital |
X |
Yes |
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Livingstone Hospital |
X |
X |
X |
2 |
||
Free State |
Universitas Hospital |
X |
X |
X |
2 |
|
Gauteng |
Steve Biko Hospital |
X |
X |
X |
3 |
|
Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital |
X |
X |
X |
4 |
||
Chris Hani Baragwabath Academic Hospital |
X |
|||||
Kalafong Hospital |
X |
|||||
Kwa Zulu Natal |
Greys Hospital |
X |
X |
X |
1 |
|
Addington Hospital |
X |
Yes |
||||
Ngwelezane Hospital |
X |
Yes |
||||
Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital |
X |
X |
Yes |
3 |
||
Limpopo |
Polokwane Hospital |
X |
X |
X |
Yes |
1 |
Mpumalanga |
Rob Ferreira Hospital |
X |
Yes |
|||
Northern Cape |
Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital |
X |
X |
X |
Yes |
|
Western Cape |
Tygerberg |
X |
X |
3 |
||
Groote Schuur |
X |
X |
3 |
|||
George Hospital |
X |
X |
Yes |
|||
Red Cross Hospital |
X |
END.