Health and Wellness
Answered by:
Hon Mireille Wenger
Question Number:
4
Question Body:
Question by Hon Jacobs.
Whether her Department has any plans to increase the provincial fleet of ambulances during the next five financial years; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Answer Body:
The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness currently funds Emergency Medical Services within the Provincial Equitable Share allocated to the vote. Over the last two financial years there have been significant pressures on the budgets allocated.
Due to budget constraints as a result of the austerity measures, plans to increase the emergency medical service fleet are constrained.
Date:
Thursday, August 8, 2024
