Question NW3249 to the Minister of Health
26 October 2023 - NW3249
Hicklin, Ms MB to ask the Minister of Health
(1)What (a) is the total number of doctors who are in line to be posted in the Internship Programme for the 2024 Annual Cycle (i) nationally and (ii) in each province and (b) are the names of facilities that will be used for this purpose; (2) what (a) is the total number of doctors who are in line to be posted in the Community Service Programme for the 2024 Annual Cycle (i) nationally and (ii) in each province and (b) are the names of facilities that will be used for this purpose? NW4325E
Reply:
The National Department of Health opened the Internship and Community Program (ICSP) online System application process on 4 October 2023 and closed the applications process on 20 October 2023.
1. (a)(i)(ii) According to the information extracted from the Internship and Community Service Programme (ICSP) online System, (a) the projected numbers of medical interns for the 2024 Annual cycle nationally is 2 293 and 2 446 are available posts for internship confirmed by provinces:
|
2024 Annual Cycle - Medical Internship Posts |
|
|
Provinces |
Total Posts |
|
Eastern Cape |
216 |
|
Free State |
93 |
|
Gauteng |
791 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
531 |
|
Limpopo |
176 |
|
Mpumalanga |
94 |
|
Northern Cape |
40 |
|
Nort-West |
194 |
|
Western Cape |
311 |
|
Grand Total |
2446 |
(b) The names of facilities that will be used per Province for this purpose are attached as Annexure A.
2. (a)(i)(ii) The total projected number of medical doctors to be placed for community service nationally is 2 530, and 2 530 are available posts for community service (2 073 as confirmed by provinces and additional 457 secured by NDoH) in each province as follows:
|
2024 Annual Cycle - Community Service Posts |
|
||
|
Provinces |
Provincial Posts |
Additional posts |
Total Posts |
|
Eastern Cape |
287 |
70 |
357 |
|
Free State |
112 |
20 |
132 |
|
Gauteng |
357 |
80 |
437 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
248 |
75 |
323 |
|
Limpopo |
267 |
41 |
308 |
|
Mpumalanga |
285 |
41 |
326 |
|
Northern Cape |
65 |
15 |
80 |
|
Nort-West |
241 |
45 |
286 |
|
Western Cape |
211 |
70 |
281 |
|
Grand Total |
2073 |
457 |
2530 |
(b) The names of facilities that will be used per Province for this purpose are attached as Annexure A.
END.