Question NW339 to the Minister of Health

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07 October 2019 - NW339

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Wilson, Ms ER to ask the Minister of Health

(a) What is the name of each prison facility that houses mental health patients who are not inmates, (b) what is the total number of patients who are housed at each facility, (c) what amount does the State contribute annually to each institution and (d) how does the department keep track of standard of care at each institution?

Reply:

According to the attached report from the Department of Correctional Services as at 1 August 2019, the name and total number of State patients housed at each facility is as follows:

REGION

CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

(a)

TOTAL NUMBER OF STATE PATIENTS

(b)

Eastern Cape

Grahamstown

5

 

King William's Town

9

 

East London Medium B

14

 

Mount Fletcher

5

 

Mthatha Remand

26

 

St Albans Medium A

28

Total

 

87

Gauteng

Kgoši Mampuru II Local

4

Total

 

4

Kwazulu Natal

Durban Med A

3

 

Qalakabusha

1

 

Ladysmith

4

 

Ncome Med A

3

 

Vryheid

10

 

Pietermaritzburg Medium A

10

 

Waterval Medium B

3

 

Newcastle

1

Total

 

35

REGION

CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

(a)

TOTAL NUMBER OF STATE PATIENTS

(b)

Limpopo Mpumalanga North West

Nelspruit

6

 

Ermelo

7

 

Potchefstroom

1

 

Witbank

3

Total

 

17

Free State Northern Cape

Grootvlei Medium A

29

 

Kimberley

10

Total

 

39

GRAND TOTAL

 

182

(c) The budget for prison facilities is allocated to the Department of Correctional Services

(d) The standard of care in prison facilities is monitored by the Department of Correctional Services

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