The implementation of the Accelerated Health Infrastructure Service will utilise partnerships with Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA) and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and requires the appointment of 366 technical professionals such as engineers, quantity surveyors and so on. The Department also reported that the skills recruitment drive caters for the employment disabled persons. The Committee expressed concerns with the adequacy of funds to meet staffing needs at the NHI pilot sites and enquired whether the Department has approved the staff establishment for the sites in terms of the required skills.