DENOSA STRATEGIC CONSULTATION TASK SHIFTING ...

(ii) the name, quantity, strength and dosage of the medicine supplied, administered
or
prescribed.as.the.case.may.be;
(iii) the number of the Schedule to the Medicines Control Act in which such
medicine is listed.(if.any);
(iv) the date and time of supply, administering or prescribing,
on the patient's file or treatment record, as the case may be, and against that entry
the date and time of the entry, his name and category of registration in block letters
as well as his signature;
(b) ensure, that in the case where such medicine is supplied to a patient, the
medicine is in an original or in a repacked form and the container in which the
medicine is supplied is labelled with-
(i) the approved name, quantity and strength of the medicine;
(ii) the number of the Schedule to the Medicines Control Act (if any) in which such
medicine.is.listed;
(iii) the name of the patient and his file or treatment record number, as the case
may
be;
(iv) the.dosage.of.the.medicine.and
(v) the address of the body which supplies the medicine.
Note (1). - Attention is drawn to the fact that, in terms of section 38A, the Director-
General, the relevant director of hospital services, the relevant medical officer of
health or the medical officer in charge of a relevant organisation which renders a
health service and who is designated by the Director-General in consultation with the
South African Pharmacy Board, must authorise the registered nurse and must
determine, after consultation with the South African Nursing Council, the acts which
such a nurse may perform.
The National Department of Health format
The NDOH Format for the Prescribing Nurse identifies eight protocols shown in the
next slide.
If task shifting is to facilitate access to effective quality health care, the Schedule 5
and 6 medication needs to be available at District level for maintaining access to the
prescribed treatment regimens for psychiatric down-referrals and for palliative care
for chronic illnesses including cancer and HIV/ AIDS.
The NDOH format
Only these “protocols”?
Schedule 5 and 6 are critical for
• - psychiatric services at district level
• - palliative care services (not only
for patients with HIV/AIDS)
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