Question NW3250 to the Minister of Health
26 October 2023 - NW3250
Hicklin, Ms MB to ask the Minister of Health
(1)What (a) is the total number of nurses 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 nurses 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?
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.
- (a)(i)(ii) Professional Nurses are not required to perform internship. Therefore, no Professional Nurse is allocated for internship in South Africa.
- (a) The total projected number of Professional Nurses to be placed for community service (i) nationally is 1 662, and (ii) 2 803 are available posts for Professional Nurses confirmed by provinces as follows in each province:
|
2024 Annual Cycle - Professional Nurse |
|
|
Provinces |
Total Post |
|
Eastern Cape |
614 |
|
Free State |
46 |
|
Gauteng |
565 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
675 |
|
Limpopo |
178 |
|
Mpumalanga |
148 |
|
Northern Cape |
27 |
|
Nort-West |
250 |
|
Western Cape |
300 |
|
Grand Total |
2803 |
(b) The names of facilities that will be used per Province for this purpose are attached as Annexure A.
END.