Question NW774 to the Minister of Health
12 April 2024 - NW774
Hicklin, Ms MB to ask the Minister of Health
What are the details of the types of surgery backlogs, including but not limited to elective surgeries (a) at each specified hospital (b) in each province?
Reply:
(1) Surgeries are conducted at the hospital level and every hospital monitors and maintains records of the number of patients awaiting surgery at all public hospitals in the Republic. Surgical backlogs numbers are not static. As provinces do operations, the numbers under each category and in each province change.
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Province |
Types of surgery backlogs |
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a) at each specified hospital |
(b) in each province |
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Limpopo |
Mankweng Hospital
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Polokwane Hospital:
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Province |
Types of surgery backlogs |
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a) at each specified hospital |
(b) in each province |
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Free State |
Universitas hospital
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Pelonomi hospital
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Bongani hospital
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Boitumelo hospital
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Dihlabeng hospital
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Mofumahadi Manapo hospital
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Province |
Types of surgery backlogs |
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a) at each specified hospital |
(b) in each province |
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Kwa Zulu Natal |
Prince Mshiyeni Hospital
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Addington
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Greys Hospital
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Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital
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RK Khan Hospital
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RK Khan Hospital
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Province |
Types of surgery backlogs |
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a) at each specified hospital |
(b) in each province |
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Mpumalanga |
The hospitals that are affected by the backlogs are the following:
Types of surgery backlogs
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Northwest |
Klerksdorp / Tshepong Hospital
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Job Shimankana Tabane Hospital
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Potchefstroom Hospital
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Mafikeng Provincial Hospital
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Joe Morolong Memorial Hospital
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- According to Gauteng Department of Health, the province does not have any backlogs.
- The response from the Western Cape Department of health did not address the question that was asked.
- Response from Eastern Cape and Northern Cape Provinces still outstanding.
END.