Question NW3004 to the Minister of Health
05 November 2018 - NW3004
Stander, Ms T to ask the Minister of Health
(a) Whether there have been any (i) food, (ii) medicine and (iii) staff shortages at the Komani Psychiatric Hospital (aa) in the (aaa) 2014-15, (bbb) 2015-16, (ccc) 2016-17 and (ddd) 2017-18 financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2018 and (b) what steps were taken to address the shortages?
Reply:
(a)(i), (ii); (aa)(aaa), (bbb), (ccc) and (ddd); and (bb)
|
Item |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
1 April 2018 |
|
Food shortage |
No food shortage |
No food shortage |
No food shortage |
No food shortage |
No food shortage |
|
Medicine shortage |
No medicine shortage |
No medicine shortage |
No medicine shortage |
No medicine shortage |
No medicine shortage |
(iii) VACANCY RATE
|
CATEGORY |
No of Posts |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
|
Medical officers |
13 |
54% |
62% |
31% |
31% |
23% |
|
Allied Clinicians |
26 |
26% |
26% |
35% |
46% |
42% |
|
Nursing |
451 |
62% |
61% |
70% |
61% |
60% |
|
Administration |
248 |
57% |
50% |
40% |
52% |
53% |
(b)
APPOINTMENTS
|
CATEGORY |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
|
Medical officers |
NIL |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
Allied Clinicians |
NIL |
NIL |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Nursing |
13 |
14 |
31 |
14 |
9 |
|
Administration |
NIL |
20 |
30 |
18 |
5 |
The following posts were advertised in 2018
- 9 x Laundry Workers and interviews have been conducted
- 3 x Laundry Supervisors were interviewed on the 23rd October 2018
- 1 x Trade Labour the advert was closed on the 19th October 2018
- 1 x Property Care Taker – the advert closed on the 19th October 2018
- 6 x Professional Nurse Speciality have been advertised (no suitable applicants)
- 5 x Enrolled Nurses have been interviewed
2 x Nursing Assistants have been interviewed
END.