Question NW1267 to the Minister of Health

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08 June 2016 - NW1267

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Volmink, Mr HC to ask the Minister of Health

How many mental health care patients were attended to at (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) tertiary levels of care in each province in (i)(aa) 2014 and (bb) 2015 and (ii) since 1 January 2016?

Reply:

Data for mental health care patients attended to is collected in the District Health Information System in terms of ambulatory attendees and hospital admissions - rather than primary, secondary and tertiary levels. Tables 1, 2 and 3 reflect ambulatory attendees and hospital admissions. The available data for 2016 is only up to February 2016. Data for the later months is still being collated.

(a), (b) and (c) (i) (aa)

Table 1.

Province

Attendees at ambulatory (Non inpatient) services for mental health conditions in 2014

Total number of clients admitted for mental health conditions in 2014

Eastern Cape

398950

7244

Free State

113827

2608

Gauteng

422765

4812

KwaZulu-Natal

583737

8445

Limpopo

276026

7097

Mpumalanga

3175

3286

North West

135942

3418

Northern Cape

64423

991

Western Cape

206161

13697

(a), (b) and (c) (i) (bb)

Table 2

Province

Attendees at ambulatory (Non inpatient) services for mental health conditions in 2015.

Total number of clients admitted for mental health conditions in 2015

Eastern Cape

306699

8112

Free State

49021

2199

Gauteng

254593

7314

KwaZulu-Natal

569331

9301

Limpopo

243015

7383

Mpumalanga

2142

2723

North West

81115

3360

Northern Cape

51175

1397

Western Cape

213772

16696

(a), (b) and (c) (ii)

Table 3

Province

Attendees at ambulatory (Non inpatient) services for mental health conditions in 2016 (January and February only)

Total number of clients admitted for mental health conditions in 2016 (January and February only)

Eastern Cape

42076

1579

Free State

3679

301

Gauteng

16506

1393

KwaZulu-Natal

92292

1599

Limpopo

36663

1113

Mpumalanga

306

490

North West

9211

495

Northern Cape

7439

222

Western Cape

32824

3188

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