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training posts were available at each
amalgamated college, (g)(i) which state
nursing hospitals were reopened and (ii)
how many training posts are available, (h)
what strategy does her department have to
increase the number of training posts for
nursing? NW1904E
The MINISTER OF HEALTH:
The following information is as received
from the provinces.
FREE STATE
(a) — There were three (3) state nursing
colleges.
— There were no private nursing
colleges then.
(b) — Two (2) nursing colleges were
situated in Bloemfontein. One
nursing college had a sub-campus
in Kroonstad and the other had a
sub-campus in Welkom.
— The third nursing college was
located in Qwa-Qwa.
(c) — The two nursing colleges in
Bloemfontein had 400 training
posts each = 800.
— The nursing college in Qwa-Qwa
had 120 training posts.
(d) The three colleges became one college
with three campuses one situated in
Bloemfontein, another in Qwa-Qwa
and the third one in Welkom.
(e) The Provincial Act that amalgamated
the three colleges was promulgated in
1998. The amalgamation processes
(f)
commenced in 1999 and was completed
in 2000.
The amalgamated college was accredited
to train 1 112 students and training
posts were distributed as follows:
● Bloemfontein campus had 578 training
posts
● Qwa-Qwa campus had 180 training
posts
● Welkom campus had 354 training
posts
(g) (i) Hospital Nursing Schools had continued
to train nursing assistants and
enrolled nurses after 1994.
(ii) Hospital schools in the Free State are
not using training posts. They utilise
vacant nursing assistant nurses posts
for training that is funded by the
Health and Welfare Seta and the Free
State Departments share of the Skills
Development funds. The number
that gets trained depends on the
available funds from the HWSeta.
The number funded by HWSeta
ranges between 50 and 150 depending
on available funds and Skills
Development funds 100 learners.
(h) The department has taken the route of
bursaries and not training posts anymore.
The strategy to increase the
numbers of students to be trained is that
plans are underway to open two additional
campuses at Thaba Nchu
(100 enrolled nursing assistants and
100 enrolled nurses) and at Kroonstad
(400 for the four-year diploma students).
GAUTENG
(a) There were eight (8) Nursing Colleges
in 1994. The department is not responsible
for private nursing colleges.
(b) Ann Latsky Nursing College — in
Auckland Park, Johannesburg
Baragwanath Nursing College — in
Soweto
BG Alexander Nursing College within
the Johannesburg Hospital, Parktown
North
Bonalesedi Nursing College — on the
grounds of Leratong Hospital,
Krugersdorp
Coronation Nursing College — on the