Question NW3050 to the Minister of Health
30 October 2017 - NW3050
Thembekwayo, Dr S to ask the Minister of Health
(a) Since the beginning of the 2017-18 financial year, what number of patients were attended to (i) at each public hospital and (ii) at each public clinic and (b) what was the reason of each patient’s visit?
Reply:
(a) A total of 8 733 556 patients were attended to at public hospitals and 38 035 852 were attended at public clinics from 1 April 2017 to 31 August 2017. The breakdown of patients by the type of public health facility is reflected in the following table.
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(i) |
Public Hospitals Visits |
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OPD headcount |
TOTAL |
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National |
Facility-Type |
Apr-17 |
May-17 |
Jun-17 |
Jul-17 |
Aug-17 |
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za South Africa |
District Hospital |
635957 |
742927 |
650971 |
689568 |
738522 |
3 457 945 |
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National Central Hospital |
294064 |
346570 |
341103 |
333093 |
360698 |
1 675 528 |
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Provincial Tertiary Hospital |
234647 |
288300 |
255631 |
265197 |
290240 |
1 334 015 |
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Regional Hospital |
406714 |
469484 |
446894 |
452170 |
490806 |
2 266 068 |
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8 733 556 |
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(ii) |
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Public Clinic Visits |
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National |
Facility-Type |
PHC headcount |
TOTAL |
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za South Africa |
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Apr-17 |
May-17 |
Jun-17 |
Jul-17 |
Aug-17 |
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Mobile Service |
408463 |
577930 |
513175 |
521767 |
594258 |
2 615 593 |
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Clinic |
5897683 |
7528698 |
7261529 |
7025627 |
7706722 |
35 420 259 |
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38 035 852 |
(b) Honourable Member, I cannot disclose patients confidential information to you, unless you bring a certified copy of the a signed consent from each of them
END.