(1) Whether his department has managed to recruit suitable candidates for the positions of hospital superintendents for the (a) Chris Hani Baragwanath and (b) Johannesburg Hospitals; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether any progress has been made to improve services in both hospitals in respect of (a) management, (b) operations and (c) procurement; if not, why not; if so, what progress?