Question NW742 to the Minister of Health
01 April 2022 - NW742
Chirwa, Ms NN to ask the Minister of Health
Given that the antenatal department space in Stanza Bopape Community Health Centre is extremely cramped and understaffed, (a) what intervention steps have been taken by his department to ensure that the workforce is increased and (b) will the issue of infrastructure in the facility be resolved?
Reply:
(a) There are five (5) vacant Professional Nurses posts which are in the process of being filled, to mitigate the understaffing, namely: three (3) vacant General Nurses posts and two Clinical Nurse Practitioners posts.
(b) Gauteng Department of Health did prioritize the project of constructing a new Stanza Bopape Community Health Centre on the current site. The design or layout plan, however, requires additional land. There is land available behind the current structure. Submissions were made to City of Tshwane Metropolitan to acquire additional land and this process is still not finalized.
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