Question NW1411 to the Minister of Health
22 October 2018 - NW1411
Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Health
(1) Whether his department has taken measures to ensure that all doctors and nursing staff, as well as other personnel who may come into contract with children and other vulnerable persons, have been selected with reference to the National Register for Sex Offenders; of not, why not; if so, what it entails; (2) whether he will make a statement on the matter?
Reply:
(1 )-(2) It is not a Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) requirement in terms of current Human Resource (HR) prescripts. However we will consider these as an additional step in the HR recruitment and appointment process.
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