Question NW1428 to the Minister of Health
22 October 2018 - NW1428
Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the Minister of Health
With regard to the notice at the Spa Park Clinic in Bela-Bela in Limpopo indicating that a mobile clinic will be available at the Spa Park every Friday starting from 4 December 2015, (a) what are the reasons for closing the specified clinic, (b) who took the decision to close the clinic, (c) what medicine is still stored in the clinic, (d) who has the keys of the clinic, (e) how many times have the mobile clinic rendered services in the specified area since the notice was posted, (f) who is responsible to monitor the services of the mobile clinic, (g) what qualifications do the staff have that works in the mobile clinic and (h) what is the exact time schedule of the mobile clinic currently to this area?
Reply:
a) Bela Bela town has only two clinics namely: Warmbath Town Clinic and Bela Bela Clinic. Spa Park community never had a clinic that rendered services under Department of Health.
b) The SPA park facility is part of a community hall and has not functioned as a clinic. It was utilized by a NGO called HIV AIDS Prevention Group (HAPG) as an office and storage.
c) No medicine is stored in the SPA park facility
d) The keys are kept by the NGO called HAPG
e) The SPA Park community is serviced by Warmbath Town Clinic
f) The Operational Manager is responsible to monitor the services in the mobile clinic .
g) The qualifications for the staff working at the mobile clinic is the following:
Professional Nurse with Midwifery
Enrolled Nursing Assistant
Mobile Clinic Driver
h) The schedule for mobile services is available however it does not include Spa Park community which receives services from Warmbaths Town Clinic.
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