Cluster Hospital Services
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Mission
Statement
To improve health service delivery through policy development and
support for the Department, the Provinces and other stakeholders
in the area of facilities planning, hospital management, emergency
medical services, disaster planning, medical advice, health
technology and equipment. |
Vision
Statement
To become focused, professional, motivated and mutually supportive
unit, committed to equity, transformation and the provision of
high quality, cost-effective services. |
Responsible for strengthening management systems and competencies in
public hospitals. This includes the implementation of national policy on
the decentralisation of hospital management, the provision of capacity
building programmes and processes, and support in the development of
specific management systems. These systems include cost centre
management, information management, labour relations and organisational
development.
This directorate develops Health Technology Policies aimed at
promoting the safety of HT, reducing the cost associated with HT as well
as promoting equity in the distribution of, and access to Health
Technologies. Its primary focus is the establishment of the National
Health Technology System which has four sub-components, related to
systematic planning, assessment, acquisition and broad management of HT.
It also develops macro strategies and implements interventions and
technologies that would result in the most effective and efficient use
of resources available to the health sector.
This sub-directorate comprises three units. The Emergency Medical
Services unit is responsible for the development of policy and
guidelines for the provision of EMS both in the pre and in-hospital
environment. The Disaster Management unit also develops national policy
and guidelines. In addition these units closely support the provinces.
The Medical Advice unit provides medical advice to government
departments on sick certificates, permanent appointments etc.
This directorate is responsible for the regulatory control of
- ionising radiation equipment,
- non-ionising radiation equipment,
- radionuclides that are used for medical, scientific, agricultural,
industrial and commercial purposes, and
- high and medium risk electro-medical devices.
This directorate is involved in the development of the Integrated
Health Planning Framework, the development of cost and area norms and
guidelines for public health facilities, the monitoring of the Hospital
Reconstruction and Rehabilitation conditional grant, and assisting
provinces with the development of support infrastructure (telephones,
roads, water, drainage etc.) for facilities and Revitalisation of
Hospitals project.
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