Eastern Cape EPRE 2019/20 - Vote 03 Health
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Health Care Support services
The department provides support for efficient health services and the management and administration of public healthcare, including orthopaedic and prosthetic, rehabilitation, laboratory, social work and radiological services.
- Who it is for
- Users of public healthcare and people needing transversal health services
- How to act on it
- Use the relevant public healthcare support or transversal service.
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Other services Health Care Support services ensures efficient health services as well as overall management and administration of public healthcare within the province.
Forensic pathology services
The department provides forensic pathology and medico-legal services.
- Who it is for
- People and cases requiring forensic pathology or medico-legal services
- How to act on it
- Use the department’s forensic pathology services for forensic pathology or medico-legal matters.
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Forensic pathology services renders forensic pathology and medico-legal services;
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
EMS provides emergency care and transport for trauma, road traffic accidents and emergency medical and obstetric conditions, as well as planned inter-hospital patient transport and transport for indigent patients between clinics and hospitals.
- Who it is for
- People needing emergency care or transport, including trauma victims and indigent patients
- How to act on it
- Use Emergency Medical Services for emergency care or transport, or use the planned patient transport service for inter-hospital transfers and transport between clinics and hospitals.
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Emergency Medical Services (EMS) provides emergency care and transport for victims of trauma, road traffic accidents, and emergency medical and obstetric conditions.
Primary Health Care
The department provides prevention of illnesses and basic curative health services, including HIV, AIDS, STI and TB services, maternal, child and women’s health, nutrition and communicable disease control.
- Who it is for
- People needing preventive or basic curative health services in the Eastern Cape
- How to act on it
- Use the District Health Services programme, including its community health services.
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Primary Health Care for the prevention of illnesses and provision of basic curative health services, including HIV, AIDS, STI and TB (HAST), Maternal Child and Women’s Health and Nutrition, and communicable disease control.
Hospital Services
District, regional and provincial hospitals provide admission and treatment at general practitioner or specialist level; specialised hospitals serve patients with TB, mental illnesses or long-term nursing needs, while tertiary hospitals provide sophisticated medical procedures.
- Who it is for
- Patients requiring admission, specialist treatment, specialised care or sophisticated medical procedures
- How to act on it
- Seek admission or treatment at the relevant district, regional, provincial, specialised or tertiary hospital.
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Hospital Services – district, regional and provincial hospitals cater for patients who require admission for treatment at general practitioner and / or specialist level.
Health Sciences and Training
The department develops a capable health workforce for the Eastern Cape health system.
- Who it is for
- Health workers and people being developed for the Eastern Cape health system
- How to act on it
- Participate in the department’s Health Sciences and Training services.
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Health Sciences and Training develops a capable health workforce for the EC health system;
Facts
Places
Eastern Cape
Amounts
R 25 189 632
Key Takeaways
- province: Eastern Cape
- vote: 03 Health
- year: 2019/20
- appropriation: R25 189 632 (thousand R’000)
- MEC: Health
- department: Department of Health
- accounting_officer: Head of Department
- main_services: Primary Health Care, Hospital Services, Emergency Medical Services
- frameworks: NDP, MTSF 2014-2019, NSDA, National Health Council Priorities
Dates
Opening Date
1 January 2019