Question NW3321 to the Minister of Health
03 November 2023 - NW3321
Clarke, Ms M to ask the Minister of Health
(1)Whether he will furnish Mrs M O Clarke with a list of the (a) age demographics and (b) field of specialisation as a percentage in each category of nurses employed in the public health sector; if not, why not; if so, (i) what are the relevant details and (ii) in which provinces are the specified nurses employed; (2) (a) what is the current vacancy rate for all the specified fields of specialised nursing in each province and (b) by what date will the specified vacancies be filled?
Reply:
1. (a) In accordance with the Persal data set as extracted for the month of September 2023 below is the table of the age demographics of all nurses employed in the public health sector
Age demographics: All Nurse categories per province (June 2023)
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Age demographics of all nurses employed in the public health sector as at September 2023 |
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Province |
20-24yr |
25-29yr |
30-34yr |
35-39yr |
40-44yr |
45-49yr |
50-54yr |
55-59yr |
60-64yr |
65-69yr |
70-74yr |
Grand Total |
|
Eastern Cape |
394 |
1602 |
2261 |
2735 |
3264 |
3676 |
2900 |
2538 |
1639 |
9 |
|
21018 |
|
Free State |
38 |
225 |
728 |
930 |
931 |
967 |
1202 |
1282 |
529 |
1 |
|
6833 |
|
Gauteng |
355 |
2219 |
3705 |
4839 |
5290 |
4978 |
4248 |
3555 |
1812 |
22 |
2 |
31025 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
586 |
1233 |
3140 |
5191 |
6516 |
6595 |
4779 |
3661 |
1613 |
5 |
|
33319 |
|
Limpopo |
251 |
466 |
995 |
2084 |
2741 |
2842 |
2870 |
2424 |
825 |
1 |
|
15499 |
|
Mpumalanga |
158 |
702 |
1177 |
1379 |
1801 |
1817 |
1535 |
1171 |
362 |
|
|
10102 |
|
North-West |
69 |
621 |
1200 |
1210 |
1349 |
1551 |
1366 |
1100 |
476 |
45 |
9 |
8996 |
|
Northern Cape |
5 |
155 |
275 |
238 |
338 |
405 |
399 |
438 |
244 |
10 |
4 |
2511 |
|
Western Cape |
256 |
939 |
1690 |
1947 |
1964 |
2145 |
2091 |
1760 |
658 |
7 |
|
13457 |
|
Grand Total |
2112 |
8162 |
15171 |
20553 |
24194 |
24976 |
21390 |
17929 |
8158 |
100 |
15 |
142760 |
(b) The table below provides data of nurses in their specialization per percentage of each category per Provinces in which they are employed
NB. Persal does not provide the breakdown percentage of each specialized category since they are all grouped under category specialty.
Age demographics: Specialized Nurses vs all filled Nursing posts.
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Professional Nurse (Specialized) 2023 |
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Province |
25-34yrs |
35-44yrs |
45-54yrs |
55-64yrs |
*Above 65 |
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Total Specialized |
% vs Total Nurse |
Total Specialized |
% vs Total Nurse |
Total Specialized |
% vs Total Nurse |
Total Specialized |
% vs Total Nurse |
Total Specialized |
% vs Total Nurse |
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Eastern Cape |
67 |
1.6% |
343 |
5.7% |
703 |
10.7% |
772 |
18.5% |
2 |
22.2% |
|
Free State |
32 |
3.2% |
89 |
4.8% |
307 |
14.2% |
397 |
21.9% |
0 |
0.0% |
|
Gauteng |
162 |
2.6% |
799 |
7.9% |
1321 |
14.3% |
1189 |
22.2% |
7 |
29.2% |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
107 |
2.2% |
1047 |
8.9% |
1776 |
15.6% |
1284 |
24.3% |
3 |
60.0% |
|
Limpopo |
67 |
3.9% |
302 |
6.3% |
535 |
9.4% |
694 |
21.4% |
0 |
0.0% |
|
Northern Cape |
6 |
0.3% |
25 |
0.8% |
63 |
1.9% |
72 |
4.7% |
0 |
0.0% |
|
Mpumalanga |
13 |
0.7% |
157 |
6.1% |
400 |
13.7% |
355 |
22.5% |
0 |
0.0% |
|
North-West |
23 |
5.3% |
145 |
25.2% |
364 |
45.3% |
285 |
41.8% |
0 |
0.0% |
|
Western Cape |
119 |
4.1% |
469 |
12.0% |
706 |
16.7% |
464 |
19.2% |
2 |
28.6% |
|
Total |
596 |
2.3% |
3376 |
7.5% |
6175 |
13.3% |
5512 |
21.1% |
14 |
12.2% |
* Aged above 65 are regulated in accordance with the Public Service Regulation and Act- to employ professionals over the age of 65
(2) (a) Current vacancy rate for all the specified nursing specialties in each province and
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Nursing Specialty Vacancy Rate |
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Province |
Vacant (funded and unfunded) |
Vacancy rate % |
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Eastern Cape |
282 |
13.0% |
|
Free State |
419 |
34.4% |
|
Gauteng |
571 |
14.1% |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
1016 |
19.4% |
|
Limpopo |
214 |
11.8% |
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Mpumalanga |
93 |
9.1% |
|
North West |
172 |
17.4% |
|
Northern Cape |
65 |
28.1% |
|
Western Cape |
224 |
11.3% |
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Grand Total |
3056 |
16.3% |
(b) The Department is unable to state the envisaged time frame to fill the vacant positions due to general budget cuts that negatively affects the Compensation of Employment (CoE) a specific date of when the specified challenges will be eradicated. However, it can confirm that measures are applied across Provinces to prioritize filling of vacant posts where the budgets permit.
END.