Question NW1027 to the Minister of Health
21 April 2022 - NW1027
Hlengwa, Ms MD to ask the Minister of Health
Whether, when allocating graduate health professionals to perform their required community service internships, the health professionals are provided with an allowance and/or stipend for relocation when they are placed outside of their ordinary place of residence; if not, why not; if so, (a) which sectors in the profession are eligible for the specified allowance and/or stipend and (b) what is the amount of the allowance and/or stipend?
Reply:
The National Department of Health does not provide/pay allowance and/or stipend when allocating health professionals to perform the required medical internship or community service for relocation when allocated outside their ordinary place of residence nor does it provide a standard policy regarding this provision.
As a result, a Province utilize its own discretion in accordance with each Provincial Resettlement and Relocation Policy and to date, all Provinces do not pay an allowance and/or stipend when appointing health professionals to perform the required medical internship or community service for relocation when allocated outside their ordinary place of residence.
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