Health
(1) (a) What is her Department’s expenditure on agency personnel in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015, (iii) 2016, (iv) 2017, (v) 2018, (vi) 2019, (vii) 2020, (viii) 2021 and (ix) 2022 to date, (b) what is the cost breakdown per (i) occupation and (ii) agency from which staff are recruited and (c) what informs her Department’s over-reliance on agency personnel;
(2) whether any concerns have been raised with her Department regarding the use of agency personnel; if so, what are the relevant details?
1. [a]
|
Financial Year |
Rm |
|
2013/14 |
300,5 |
|
2014/15 |
309,8 |
|
2015/16 |
303,7 |
|
2016/17 |
305,5 |
|
2017/18 |
334,7 |
|
2018/19 |
350,6 |
|
2019/20 |
393,7 |
|
2020/21 |
439,5 |
|
2021/22 |
529,9 |
|
2022/23 (3 months) |
135,1 |
|
Grand Total |
3 403,1 |
[b]
|
Occupation |
||||||
|
Financial Year |
Nursing Staff |
Medical Staff |
Pharmacy Staff |
Allied Health Staff |
Admin Staff |
Grand Total |
|
Rm |
Rm |
Rm |
Rm |
Rm |
Rm |
|
|
2013/14 |
146,4 |
154,1 |
- |
- |
- |
300,5 |
|
2014/15 |
144,2 |
165,6 |
- |
- |
- |
309,8 |
|
2015/16 |
138,7 |
165,0 |
- |
- |
- |
303,7 |
|
2016/17 |
144,5 |
161,0 |
- |
- |
- |
305,5 |
|
2017/18 |
153,4 |
141,0 |
17,9 |
22,4 |
- |
334,7 |
|
2018/19 |
172,2 |
135,9 |
17,3 |
25,3 |
- |
350,6 |
|
2019/20 |
195,1 |
140,4 |
18,3 |
28,6 |
11,3 |
393,7 |
|
2020/21 |
199,3 |
178,4 |
18,8 |
27,5 |
15,6 |
439,5 |
|
2021/22 |
263,9 |
198,8 |
19,3 |
33,6 |
14,3 |
529,9 |
|
2022/23 (3 months] |
72,6 |
45,8 |
4,8 |
8,6 |
3,3 |
135,1 |
|
Grand Total |
1 630,3 |
1 485,8 |
96,4 |
146,0 |
44,5 |
3 403,1 |
[c] The Department uses on average the equivalent of 3% of its Compensation of Employees budget to supplement its workforce capacity. The key drivers behind this need are:
- Natural attrition of staff resulting in vacancies that cannot always be filled quickly
- Capacity shortfall due to staff leave [Annual, Sick, maternity etc.]
- Workload spikes [e.g., flu season etc]
2. The department will always have a need for agency personnel to supplement its capacity due the reasons highlighted above. However, the department does monitor the usage of this resource to ensure it is utilisation is not excessive.
