(1) (a) There are 50 538 doctors (Medical and dental) on the HPCSA register.
(b) (i) The following table reflects the details in this regard.
Province |
No. of Doctors in Province |
Eastern Cape |
3494 |
Free State |
2102 |
Gauteng |
18062 |
KwaZulu Natal |
8747 |
Limpopo |
1976 |
Mpumalanga |
2001 |
North West |
1614 |
Northern Cape |
775 |
Western Cape |
11765 |
TOTAL |
50538 |
(ii) The HPCSA does not keep a register/record of practitioners leaving the country to practice elsewhere.
(2) (a) Total number of doctors facing disciplinary hearing are as follows:
PRELIMINARY
TYPE OF OFFENCE |
MEDICAL AND DENTAL |
Unethical Advertising |
2 |
Incompetence |
607 |
Over servicing |
13 |
Breach of confidentiality |
20 |
Damaging Professional Reputation of Colleague |
12 |
Insufficient Care/Treatment & Mismanagement of Patients |
263 |
Negligence |
2 |
Unacceptable/Inappropriate Relationship with Patients |
25 |
Refusing to treat patients |
53 |
Misdiagnosis |
0 |
Practicing Outside Scope of competence |
0 |
Fraudulent Certificates/Incorrect Information on Death Certificates |
95 |
Refusing to complete forms / producing inaccurate reports |
74 |
Overcharging / charging for Services not Rendered |
56 |
Issues relating to Consent |
23 |
Fraud and theft |
77 |
Bringing the Professions into disrepute |
25 |
Employing unregistered practitioners |
0 |
Unethical dispensing, using of unregistered medicine and prescribing of drugs |
5 |
Contempt of Council |
0 |
Supersession / Contravening the Hazardous Substances Act, 1973 |
37 |
Incorrect Accounts |
49 |
Bad Communication |
27 |
Touting |
5 |
Expose patients to danger |
40 |
Section 51 |
2 |
Practicing without registration |
11 |
TOTAL |
1523 |
PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT CASES FOR PROSECUTION
TYPE OF OFFENCE |
MEDICAL AND DENTAL |
Unethical Advertising |
4 |
Incompetence |
51 |
Breach of confidentiality |
1 |
Insufficient Care/Treatment & Mismanagement of Patients |
58 |
Negligence |
98 |
Unacceptable/Inappropriate Relationship with Patients |
18 |
Refusing to treat patients |
4 |
Misdiagnosis |
4 |
Practicing Outside Scope of competence |
14 |
Fraudulent Certificates/Incorrect Information on Death Certificates |
16 |
Refusing to complete forms / producing inaccurate reports |
6 |
Overcharging / charging for Services not Rendered |
40 |
Issues relating to Consent |
14 |
Fraud and theft |
52 |
Bringing the Professions into disrepute |
7 |
Employing unregistered practitioners |
6 |
Unethical dispensing, using of unregistered medicine and prescribing of drugs |
2 |
Contempt of Council |
15 |
Practicing without registration |
8 |
TOTAL |
418 |
(b) This is a matter for South African Police Services
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