Question NW3850 to the Minister of Health
25 November 2022 - NW3850
De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Health
(a) What total budget and/or grants were provided to the South Rand Hospital in Johannesburg (i) in the past three financial years and (ii) from 1 April 2022 to date, (b) what mechanisms and processes exist to ensure that the highest level of service is provided at the specified hospital and (c)(i) what is the current staff vacancy rate, (ii) what are the reasons that the specified positions have not yet been filled in each case, (iii) how are the functions being fulfilled whilst the respective posts are unfilled in each case and (iv) on what date will the current staff vacancies be filled in each case and (d) what are the time frames and deadlines for filling each vacancy?
Reply:
According to information received from the Gauteng Provincial Department of Health, the response is as follows:
a) (i)–(ii) The total budget and/or grants provided to the South Rand Hospital in Johannesburg in the past three fiscal years and from 1 April 2022 to date
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VOTED FUNDS |
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Budget allocated |
Expenditure |
Over/Under spending |
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i) Voted funds 2019/20 |
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i) Voted funds 2020/21 |
R 302,152,000.00 |
R 318,170,000.00 |
-R 16,018,000.00 |
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i) Voted funds 2021/22 |
R 310,035,000.00 |
R 339,099,000.00 |
- R 29,064,000.00) |
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ii) Voted funds 2022/23 |
R 328,027,000.00 |
R 161,235,000.00 |
R 166,792,000.00 |
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CONDITIONAL GRANTS |
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Budget allocated |
Expenditure |
Over/Under spending |
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i) HIV Conditional grant 2019/20 |
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i) HIV Conditional grant 2020/21 |
R 16,309,000.00 |
R 14,517,018.22 |
R 1,791,981.78 |
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i) HIV Conditional grant 2021/22 |
R 22,150,000.00 |
R 15,300,366.32 |
R 6,849,633.68 |
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ii) HIV Conditional grant 2022/23 |
R 21,653,000.00 |
R 10,892,673.01 |
R 10,760,326.99 |
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Budget allocated |
Expenditure |
Over/Under spending |
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i) COVID-19 Conditional grant 2019/20 |
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i) COVID-19 Conditional grant 2020/21 |
R 5,199,000.00 |
R 6,694,786.78 |
-R 1,495,786.78 |
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i) COVID-19 Conditional grant 2021/22 |
R 18,641,000.00 |
R 20,064,170.97 |
-R 1,423,170.97 |
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ii) COVID-19 Conditional grant 2022/23 |
R 1,305, 000.00 |
R 1,497, 383.80 |
-R 192,383.80 |
b) The hospital conducts the mandate as stipulated by the strategic objectives of Gauteng Department of Health. It shares the vision of a responsive, value-based and people centred health system.
The hospital also ensures delivery of highest level of health care by strengthening clinical governance and building a culture and practice that ensures that quality assurance, patient safety and accountability are a priority.
To realize clinical effectiveness, the hospital’s management continue to monitor annual performance plan clinical indicators and make appropriate adjustments within the available human, material, and financial resources to ensure delivery of services.
c) (i) The current staff vacancy rate is s at 4% and is derived from the following:
- Funded posts - 655
- Filled posts - 629
- Funded vacant posts – 26
(ii) All vacant posts are in the process of being filled and are at various stages of the recruitment and selection process.
iii) The provision of essential services continues despite the vacant posts within the hospital. The hospital renders effective and efficient health services with the available resources while awaiting the formal appointment of the officials in all the critical vacant posts.
iv) The process is currently at various stages of the recruitment and selection. Filling of the posts depends on a number of processes and cannot be definitely calculated at this stage. However, it is envisaged that a number of these posts will be filled by the first quarter of 2023.
d) It takes an average of 3 months to complete the recruitment and selection process for a position. The hospital will fill all the funded vacant posts by the first quarter of 2023.
END.