Question NW367 to the Minister of Health
08 March 2024 - NW367
Tito, Ms LF to ask the Minister of Health
In each province, what is the total number of (a) public clinics and (b) public healthcare facilities that (i) have permanent (aa) pharmacists and (bb) pharmacist assistants and (ii) do not have permanent pharmacists and pharmacist assistants and have to rely on general nurses to dispense medicine?
Reply:
(a) (b) (i) (aa) (bb) (ii)
The table below shows public facilities with permanent pharmacists, permanent pharmacist assistants and those facilities without pharmacists and Pharmacists assistants
|
Province |
Public Clinics (a) |
Public Facilities (Clinics & hospitals) |
Public Facilities with Permanent Pharmacists(b) (i) (aa) |
Public Facilities with Permanent Pharmacists Assistants(b) (i) (bb) |
Public Clinics without permanent Pharmacist &Pharmacist Assistants (ii) |
|
Eastern Cape |
777 |
867 |
139 |
236 |
490 |
|
Free State |
219 |
251 |
43 |
170 |
38 |
|
Gauteng |
373 |
409 |
67 |
210 |
132 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
608 |
678 |
93 |
412 |
173 |
|
Limpopo |
477 |
518 |
78 |
89 |
351 |
|
Mpumalanga |
295 |
327 |
75 |
159 |
93 |
|
Northern Cape |
161 |
176 |
47 |
85 |
44 |
|
North West |
309 |
330 |
49 |
60 |
248 |
|
Western Cape |
255 |
307 |
123 |
94 |
90 |
|
Total |
3474 |
3863 |
714 |
1515 |
1659 |
Facilities without pharmacists and pharmacists assistants are supported by district pharmacists for monitoring availability of medication while nurses with dispensing course are dispensing their own prescriptions. Nurses without dispensing course are given authorisation to dispense medication in accordance with the Primary Health Care Standard Treatment Guideline and Essential Medicine List as per section 56(6), 33 of 2005. of Nursing Act .
END.