2024-w770 - 12 April 2024

Madeleine Bertine Hicklin to ask the Minister of Health

(1)(a) When last was each forensic pathology unit’s refrigerators serviced, (b) how often are they serviced, (c) what is the total number of refrigerators that are not functional and (d) on what date will they be repaired or replaced per province in each case; (2) whether there are contingency plans in place for each of the units without functioning refrigerators; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so; what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Health on 12 Apr 2024

(1) and (2) Please see table below

Responses were received from the Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West and Western Cape Provinces only. Information from other provinces is yet to be received.

Free State Department of Health

Name of facility

Date of last service

How often are they serviced

Number of refrigerators not functional

Dates for repairs or replacements

Contingency plan

1. Bloemfontein ...

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2024-w771 - 12 April 2024

Michéle Odette Clarke to ask the Minister of Health

Whether, with reference to funding of the National Health Insurance through taxes, the rate of tax will be uniform for all the individual taxpayers; if not, how will the different taxes be calculated; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Health on 12 Apr 2024

As was debated in the Portfolio Committee of the National Assembly during 2023 and described in Clause 49 of the National Health Insurance Bill, the possible tax amendments will be introduced through a Money Bill by the Minister of Finance as and when appropriate and earmarked for use by the Fund, subject to the transitional arrangements as provided in Section 57 of the Bill. ...

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2024-w796 - 12 April 2024

Dion Travers George to ask the Minister of Health

With reference to the 2024-25 financial year, as per Budget Vote 18, what are the itemised details for each of the 28 individuals employed under Programme 2 of the National Health Insurance at salary levels 13 to 16, including their (a) respective salary level and (b) detailed job description for their roles?

Reply from the Minister of Health on 12 Apr 2024

From the Department’s PERSAL records, there are 21 posts on salary levels 13 to 16. Of these posts, the NHI Branch has managed to fill ten (10).

a) The respective salary levels for each of the filled posts are shown in the column named ‘Notch’ of the table below.

b) Additionally, the Job Titles are listed in column 2 of the table. Detailed job ...

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2024-w774 - 12 April 2024

Madeleine Bertine Hicklin to ask the Minister of Health

What are the details of the types of surgery backlogs, including but not limited to elective surgeries (a) at each specified hospital (b) in each province?

Reply from the Minister of Health on 12 Apr 2024

(1) Surgeries are conducted at the hospital level and every hospital monitors and maintains records of the number of patients awaiting surgery at all public hospitals in the Republic. Surgical backlogs numbers are not static. As provinces do operations, the numbers under each category and in each province change.

Province

Types of surgery backlogs

 

a) at each specified hospital

(b) in each province ...

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2024-w685 - 02 April 2024

Madeleine Bertine Hicklin to ask the Minister of Health

What (a) are the full details of the last inspection of each of the forensic pathology units by health inspectors, (b) were the outcomes for each province and (c) whether all units have adequate personal protection equipment?

Reply from the Minister of Health on 2 Apr 2024

The responses to (a), (b) and (c) are provided in the Table below, according to the Provincial Departments of Health.

Table 1.

Province

(a) Full Details of last inspection

(b) Outcomes

(c) Personal Protective Equipment

 

Name of Unit

Date of last inspection

   

Eastern Cape

a. Mount Frere

b. Mbizana

c. Butterworth

d. Adelaide

e. Woodbrook

f. Bhisho

g. Mdantsane

h. Queenstown ...

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2024-w666 - 02 April 2024

Annacleta Mathapelo Siwisa to ask the Minister of Health

(1)What are the reasons that Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital in eThekwini was without electricity for a week which had a negative impact on services provided to patients seeking medical attention; (2) whether the specified issue has been resolved; if not, why not; if so, what (a) led to the hospital finding itself without electricity and (b) are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Health on 2 Apr 2024

According to the KZN Provincial Health:

1. The hospital electricity supply was disrupted by the breakdown of the eThekwini Metro Council managed substation which supplies the area. The disruption continued for 3 days starting from around 11H35 on Monday 04 March 2024 up to around 11h35 on Wednesday 06 March 2024.

2. The issue was resolved at 11h35 on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. (a) ...

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2024-w689 - 02 April 2024

Michéle Odette Clarke to ask the Minister of Health

(1)How did his department assist the 29 interns placed at military hospital facilities who did not receive their appointment letters in time; (2) whether all 29 interns have (a) been placed and (b) received (i) payment and (ii) accommodation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Health on 2 Apr 2024

1. According to the Internship and Community Services Placement (ICSP) programme and confirmation from South African Military Health Services (SAMHS), only five (5) Medical Interns were allocated to military facilities for 2024 and all of these have been appointed and already commenced duty in various Military Hospitals in January 2024.

2. As stated above (a) all 5 medical interns were successfully placed and have ...

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2024-w687 - 02 April 2024

Michéle Odette Clarke to ask the Minister of Health

Whether certain doctors (details furnished) who have qualified for placement as interns have been placed; if not, (a) what are the specific reasons that each of them has not been placed and (b) on what date will each of the interns be assisted with placement; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Health on 2 Apr 2024

a) As per the details furnished by the member of Parliament, the Department confirms that 16 of the 17 names received to be unallocated were actually allocated and have since commenced duty as indicated by the Persal report extract for the February 2024. The one outstanding applicant is not allocated because he has not met the Registration requirements as set by the Health Professions ...

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2024-w686 - 02 April 2024

Madeleine Bertine Hicklin to ask the Minister of Health

What (a)(i) is the current total number of forensic pathology units conducting autopsies in each province and (ii) are their names and (b)(i) are the full details of forensic pathology units in each province that should be conducting autopsies, but are unable to and (ii) are the reasons that they are unable to perform the service?

Reply from the Minister of Health on 2 Apr 2024

a) (i) See Table 1

(ii) See Table 2

Table 1.

Province

  1. (i) Number of facilities conducting autopsies
  1. (i) Number of facilities not conducting autopsies

Names of facilities unable to deliver services

  1. (ii) Reasons for not conducting autopsies

Mpumalanga

17

3

Barberton FPS

Holding facility

     

Belfast FPS

Holding facility

     

Standerton FPS

Infrastructure challenges

Free ...

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2024-w707 - 02 April 2024

Jan Naudé De Villiers to ask the Minister of Health

Whether he will furnish Mr J N de Villiers with a (a) list and (b) full description of all events planned by his department to take place before 29 May 2024 in celebration of the 30 years of democracy in the Republic, including the (i) projected total cost or expenditure of each event and (ii) breakdown thereof in terms of expenditure for (aa) catering, (bb) entertainment, (cc) venue hire, (dd) transport and (ee) accommodation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Health on 2 Apr 2024

a) The National Department of Health has no list of planned events specifically for celebration of the 30 years of democracy, however the Department will continue to have events planned for administration of government.

b) As indicated in (a) above, there are no planned events specifically for 30 years of democracy in the Republic scheduled to take place before 29 May 2024 and therefore ...

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