Health
With regard to deliberations on the 2022 budget for Health in the Standing Committee meeting on 15 March 2022:
(1) (a) What are the details of the budget allocation to the Khayelitsha District Hospital in (i) 2019/20, (ii) 2020/21, (iii) 2021/22 and (iv) 2022/23, (b) what is the budget increase for the Hospital in the new financial year to address challenges at the Hospital and to respond to many unfunded mandates and (c) how is this budget responding to the document that the Hospital’s management submitted to the provincial government requesting additional funding;
(2) (a) what is the budget allocation for the building of the Klipfontein Regional Hospital, (b) what are the detailed tasks that will be undertaken each year during the 2022 MTEF and (c) when will the Klipfontein Regional Hospital be completed and be fully operational?
1. [a] [b]
[c] There has been no submission received for an additional R150m to address challenges at Khayelitsha District Hospital (KDH). As a health department we have done in depth analysis and evaluation of the challenges and efficiencies to be gained at KDH. The end result will be to look at the current expenditure in the area of agency staff expenditure and overtime payment and recommend improvements in those areas linked to employment of permanent staff to ease clinical pressure points at KDH.
The project is currently in Stage 2 – Concept design phase . The Evaluation of the Professional Service Provider (PSP) tender is currently being undertaken. The appointment of the PSP team is anticipated as May/June 2022. In the 2022/23 financial year, the main activity will be the preparation of a concept design with the Construction Completion date is currently scheduled for 2031.
