NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO. 588
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 18 JULY 2014
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 05)
Dr H C Volmink (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:
Have any steps been taken with regard to the recommendations made in the
National Health Care Facilities Baseline Audit 2012 relating to (a)
provision of services, (b) human resources, (c) infrastructure and (d)
health technology; if not, why not; if so, what steps have been taken?
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REPLY:
(a) Provision of service recommendation
The recommendations are been taken into consideration for health
service planning at all levels of the Health Care System.
(b) Human Resources
The Department has developed draft normative guidelines for Human
Resources at Primary Health Care. The next step will be to
implementation similar process for hospitals.
(c) Facility audit recommendations are considered in the implementations
of the Health Infrastructure plans. 46 Sets of Norms and standards to
improve the quality of Health Infrastructure have been developed and
are been implemented. The results from the Health facilities Audit are
being used to prioritised health infrastructure projects
(d) Health Technology
During the 2012/13 financial year essential equipment was purchased
for Primary Health Care facilities. During 2013/14 essential equipment
was purchased for Hospitals. The Department is in the process of
purchasing Continuous Positive Airways Pressure (CPAP) machines for 65
hospitals. These machines are essential for keeping airways open in
preterm infants whose lungs have not fully developed and will assist
in decreasing neo-natal mortalities.
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