Question NW3995 to the Minister of Health
25 November 2022 - NW3995
De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Health
With reference to the South Rand Hospital in Johannesburg, what (a) is the current staff complement, (b) was the absentee record (i) in each month (aa) in the (aaa) 2020-21 and (bbb) 2021-22 financial years and (bb) from 1 April 2022 to date and (c) processes, procedures and mechanisms are in place to ensure that staff is always present during all required working hours in each case?
Reply:
(a) According to the South Rand hospital management the current staff complement in the hospital is six-hundred and twenty-nine (629) with a vacancy of twenty-six (26).
(b) (i)(aa)(aaa) Table 1 below indicate absentee record in each month for financial year 2020/21
|
Financial year 2020/21 |
Absentee record (raw number) |
Absentee record (percentage) (N=629)
|
|
April |
19 |
3% |
|
May |
31 |
5% |
|
June |
38 |
6% |
|
July |
57 |
9% |
|
August |
25 |
4% |
|
September |
38 |
6% |
|
October |
31 |
5% |
|
November |
25 |
4% |
|
December |
25 |
4% |
|
January |
25 |
4% |
|
February |
25 |
4% |
|
March |
19 |
3% |
|
Annual average |
31 |
5% |
(b) (i)(bbb) Table 2 below indicate absentee record for financial year 2021/22
|
Financial year 2021/22 |
Absentee record (raw numbers |
Absentee record (percentage) (N=629) |
|
April |
19 |
3% |
|
May |
25 |
4% |
|
June |
57 |
9% |
|
July |
31 |
5% |
|
August |
31 |
5% |
|
September |
25 |
4% |
|
October |
13 |
2% |
|
November |
31 |
5% |
|
December |
57 |
9% |
|
January |
38 |
6% |
|
February |
16 |
2.5% |
|
March |
19 |
3% |
|
Annual Average |
31 |
5% |
(bb) Table 3 below indicate absentee record for financial year 2022/23
|
Financial year 2022/23 |
Absentee record (raw numbers |
Absentee record (percentage) (N=629) |
|
April |
25 |
4% |
|
May |
25 |
4% |
|
June |
31 |
5% |
|
July |
38 |
6% |
|
August |
25 |
4% |
|
September |
25 |
4% |
(c) The hospital has processes, procedures and mechanisms to always ensure staff attendance
- All employees are required to record their attendance in the Z8 register daily by entering the time they report for and leave work.
- The leave register is also used to manage staff attendance for both sick and vacation.
- Shift supervision in each department to verify employee attendance during all required working hours.
END.