a) Surgeries are conducted at facility level and the information is also collected here. The current national backlog information can therefore not be provided as there is still outstanding information.
Table below provides information by province who have reported for (b)(i)(ii).
Province |
b(i) non-essential surgeries |
b(ii) cancer treatment, |
Free State |
3076 |
Not specified |
Kwa-Zulu Natal |
16295 |
311 |
Limpopo |
5398 |
120 |
Mpumalanga |
2687 |
No backlog for cancer treatment |
Northern Cape |
2542 |
Not specified |
Western Cape |
Western Cape Department of Health use operations > 30 mins as a proxy marker for this: 2019 the Department performed 105 882 operations > 30 mins This dropped by 19 % during 2020 Dropped even further to 22 % by 2021 |
The services have begun re-escalating cervical cancer screening activities again. |
Province |
c(i)Number of delayed surgeries |
c)(ii)Type of surgery |
Free State |
411 |
Orthopaedics |
|
59 |
Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
350 |
General Surgery |
|
722 |
Ophthalmology |
|
88 |
Urology |
|
98 |
Maxillo- Facial |
(d) (i) The waiting time in Free State facilities for non-essential surgery is as follows:
(ii) However for cataract surgery it ranges from one (1) year to three (3) years.
Province |
c(i)Number of delayed surgeries |
c)(ii)Type of surgery |
Kwa- Zulu Natal |
2147 |
Orthopaedics |
721 |
Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
|
|
1653 |
General Surgery |
6857 |
Ophthalmology |
|
2287 |
Urology |
|
740 |
Maxillo- Facial |
|
650 |
ENT |
|
246 |
Plastic Surgery |
|
107 |
Neurosurgery |
|
887 |
Paediatric Surgery |
(i) The waiting time in Kwa Zulu-Natal facilities for non-essential surgery is as follows:
(ii) Ophthalmology which includes cataract surgery ranges between six (6) months to one (1) year.
Province |
c(i)Number of delayed surgeries |
c)(ii)Type of surgery |
Limpopo |
141 |
Orthopaedics |
74 |
Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
|
5000 |
Ophthalmology |
|
97 |
Urology |
(i) The waiting time in Limpopo facilities for non-essential surgery is as follows:
(ii) Ophthalmology which includes cataract surgery ranges between one (1) year to four(years)
Province |
c(i)Number of delayed surgeries |
c)(ii)Type of surgery |
Mpumalanga |
325 |
Orthopaedics |
369 |
Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
|
80 |
General Surgery |
|
1913 |
Ophthalmology |
(i) The waiting time in Mpumalanga facilities for non-essential surgery is as follows:
(ii) Ophthalmology which includes cataract surgery ranges between four (4) weeks to one (1) year.
Province |
c(i)Number of delayed surgeries |
c)(ii)Type of surgery |
Northern Cape |
425 |
Orthopaedics |
190 |
Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
|
492 |
General Surgery |
|
1440 |
Ophthalmology |
|
471 |
Urology |
|
750 |
ENT |
|
100 |
Plastic Surgery |
|
62 |
Maxillo Facial |
(i) The waiting time in Northern Cape facilities for non-essential surgery is as follows:
(ii) Ophthalmology which includes cataract surgery ranges between two (2) to three (3) years.
We still await information from the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, Northwest, and Western Cape Provinces. This will be furnished to Parliament as soon as it is received.