Surgeries are conducted at facility level and the information is also collected at these facilities. The Provincial Departments of Health provided the information as follows for all hospitals with backlogs
a) Table 1 below provides total number of backlogs on surgeries.
Province |
Total number of backlogs on surgeries |
Eastern Cape |
5373 |
Free State |
2947 |
Gauteng |
13433 |
KwaZulu Natal |
17906 |
Limpopo |
45690 |
Mpumalanga |
3005 |
Northwest |
5531 |
Northern Cape |
4000 |
Western Cape |
77139 |
The information above and provided for the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu Natal, Northwest, Northern Cape and Western Cape was last updated in the past two (2) months. These Provinces had not updated their information at the time of requesting it for this response and have been requested to do so. Only Free State, Limpopo and Mpumalanga were able to provide updated information.
Eastern Cape Province |
Hospital Name |
(b)Surgery Discipline |
(c) Duration of backlog |
Nelson Mandela Academic Livingstone Port Elizabeth Provincial Frere Hospital Cecilia Makiwane Dora Nginza Frontier |
Orthopaedics |
Not specified |
|
Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
Not specified |
||
General Surgery |
Not specified |
||
Ophthalmology |
Not specified |
||
Urology |
Not specified |
||
Plastic Surgery |
Not specified |
||
Paediatric surgery |
Not specified |
Eastern Cape Province |
(d)(i) What actions are being put in place to eradicate the backlog? |
(d)(ii) What are the timeframes in this regard? |
Optimising Efficiency
|
Cannot be pre-determined as prioritization is done in terms of urgency, status of the patient and surgical procedure to be conducted. |
Free State Province |
Hospital Name |
(b)Surgery Discipline |
(c) Duration of backlog |
Manapo Universitas Pelonomi Bongani Boitumelo Dihlabeng |
Orthopaedics |
3 months to 4years |
|
Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
8 months |
||
General Surgery |
3 to 8 months |
||
Opthalmology |
3 years |
||
Urology |
6 months |
||
Plastic Surgery |
8 months |
||
Cardio Thoracic |
6 months |
||
Oncology |
Not specified |
Free State Province |
(d)(i) What steps have been taken to deal with the backlogs |
(d)(ii) What are the timeframes in this regard? |
Optimising Efficiency
Human Resource
|
Cannot be pre-determined as prioritization is done in terms of urgency, status of the patient and surgical procedure to be conducted. |
Gauteng Province |
Hospital Name |
(b)Surgery Discipline |
(c) Duration of backlog |
Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic hospital, Charlotte Maxeke Academic hospital, Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital, Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital, Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital |
Orthopaedics |
2 weeks to 7 years |
|
Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
2 weeks to 2 years |
||
General Surgery |
2 weeks to 2 years |
||
Paediatric Surgery |
3 weeks to 1 year |
||
Opthalmology |
6 months to 1 year |
||
Urology |
1 month to 1 year |
||
Plastic Surgery |
3 months to 2 years |
||
Neurosurgery |
3 weeks to 3 months |
||
ENT |
2 weeks to 9 months |
||
Cardio Thoracic |
3 to 6 months |
||
Maxillo Facial |
Not specified |
||
Gauteng Province |
(d)(i) What steps have been taken to deal with the backlogs |
(d)(ii) What are the timeframes in this regard? |
Optimising Efficiency
Human Resources
Infrastructure, Maintenance And Equipment
|
Cannot be pre-determined as prioritization is done in terms of urgency, status of the patient and surgical procedure to be conducted. |
KwaZulu Natal Province |
Hospital Name |
(b)Surgery Discipline |
(c) Duration of backlog |
Madadeni Hospital King Edward Hospital RK Khan Hospital Ngwelezana Hospital Port Shepstone Regional Murchison Hospital GJ Crookes Hospital Grey’s Hospital Harry Gwala Regional Hospital Northdale Hospital Manguzi Hospital Mosvold Hospital Ladysmith Regional Hospital |
Orthopaedics |
6 months to 2 years |
|
Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
3 to 6 months |
||
General Surgery |
6 months to 1 year |
||
Urology |
12 months to 3 years |
||
Plastic Surgery |
Not specified |
||
Neurosurgery |
Not specified |
||
ENT |
6 months to 1 year |
KwaZulu Natal |
(d)(i) What actions are being put in place to eradicate the backlog? |
(d)(ii) What are the timeframes in this regard? |
Optimising Efficiency
|
Cannot be pre-determined as prioritization is done in terms of urgency, status of the patient and surgical procedure to be conducted. |
Limpopo Province |
Hospital Names |
(b)Discipline |
(c) Duration of backlog |
Groblersdal Jane Furse Mecklenburg Philadelphia Mokopane, Philadelphia St Ritas Letaba, Van Velden Dr CN Phatudi Kgapane Nkhensani Maphuta Malatji Thabazimbi Lephalale George Masebe Witpoort Bela-Bela Voortrekker FH Odendaal Botlokwa Helen Franz Seshego Lebowakgomo Thabamoopo WF Knobel Zebediela Tshilidzini Elim Donald Frazer Siloam Malamulele Messina Mankweng Pietersburg |
Orthopaedics |
12 months to 2 years |
|
Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
6 to 12 months |
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General Surgery |
12 months |
||
Opthalmology |
4 years |
||
Urology |
12 months |
||
Plastic Surgery |
12 months |
||
Neurosurgery |
5 years |
||
ENT |
6 months |
||
Maxillo Facial |
12 months |
||
Limpopo Province |
(d)(i) What steps have been taken to deal with the backlogs |
(d)(ii) What are the timeframes in this regard? |
Optimising Efficiency
(hysterectomy), general surgery (mastectomy and thyroidectomy every quarter
Human Resources
|
Cannot be pre-determined as prioritization is done in terms of urgency, status of the patient and surgical procedure to be conducted. |
Mpumalanga Province |
Hospital Name |
(b)Surgery Discipline |
(c) Duration of backlog |
Rob Ferreira Witbank Mapulaneng Themba Ermelo |
Orthopaedics |
3 to 6 months |
|
Obstetrics and Gyanaecology |
2 to 3 months |
||
General Surgery |
2 months |
||
Opthalmology |
3 to 9 months |
||
Urology |
Not specified |
||
ENT |
Not specified |
Mpumalanga |
(d)(i) What steps have been taken to deal with the backlogs |
(d)(ii) What are the timeframes in this regard? |
Optimising Efficiency
Human Resources
|
Cannot be pre-determined as prioritization is done in terms of urgency, status of the patient and surgical procedure to be conducted. |
Northern Cape Province |
Hospital Name |
(b)Surgery Discipline |
(c) Duration of backlog |
Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe |
Orthopaedics |
2 days to 3 months |
|
Obstetrics and Gyanaecology |
Not specified |
||
General Surgery |
Not specified |
||
Opthalmology |
2 to 3 years |
||
Urology |
8 months to 1 year |
||
Plastic Surgery |
Not specified |
||
ENT |
Not specified |
||
Maxillo Facial |
Not specified |
Northern Cape Province |
(d)(i) What actions are being put in place to eradicate the backlog? |
(d)(ii) What are the timeframes in this regard? |
Optimising Efficiency
Human Resources
|
Cannot be pre-determined as prioritization is done in terms of urgency, status of the patient and surgical procedure to be conducted. |
Northwest Province |
Hospital Name |
(b)Surgery Discipline |
(c) Duration of backlog |
Klerksdorp/Tshepong Job Shimankana Tabane Mafikeng Provincial Joe Morolong Memorial Potchefstroom |
Orthopaedics |
3 years |
|
Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
6 months |
||
General Surgery |
6 months |
||
Urology |
6 months |
||
ENT |
6 months |
||
Opthalmology |
7 months |
Northwest Province |
(d)(i) What actions are being put in place to eradicate the backlog? |
(d)(ii) What are the timeframes in this regard? |
Optimising Efficiency
Human Resources
|
Cannot be pre-determined as prioritization is done in terms of urgency, status of the patient and surgical procedure to be conducted. |
Western Cape Province |
Hospital Name |
(b)Surgery Discipline |
(c) Duration of backlog |
Alan Blyth Hospital Beaufort West BreedeValey Caledon Ceres Citrusdarl Clanwilliam Eerste River False Bay George Groote Schuur Helderberg Hermanus Karl Bremer Khayelitsha Knysna Laingsburg Mitchells Plain Montagu Mossel Bay Murraysburg New Somerset Otto du Plessis Oudtshoorn Paarl Prince Albert Red Croos War Memorial Children Riversdale Robertson Stellenbosch Swartland Swellendam Tygerburg Victoria Vredenburg Vredendal Wesfleur Worcester |
Orthopaedics |
|
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Obstetrics and Gyanaecology |
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General Surgery |
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Opthalmology |
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Urology |
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Plastic Surgery |
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Neurosurgery |
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Oncology |
Western Cape Province |
(d)(i) What actions are being put in place to eradicate the backlog? |
(d)(ii) What are the timeframes in this regard? |
Optimisation of Efficiency
|
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(2) No I will not make a statement on this matter.
END.