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Confidential Human resources: CHALLENGES (Cont’) � The inability to recruit and retain health care professionals (professional nurses, medical practitioners, pharmacists and psychologists), � Lack of a structure for other categories of health care professionals (dietitians, enrolled nursing assistants, nursing assistants, pharmacist assistants, emergency medical services etc). � Lack of mechanisms to address training needs for emerging diseases, patients’ needs such as palliative care and new treatment guidelines; hence the Department is dependent on over-stretched Districts. Lack of supplies and other pharmaceuticals � Lack of adequate and access to pain medication when required. Document ref number 23
CATEGORY TOTAL NO. Prof nurses 820 Medical practitioners 8 Pharmacists 21 Community Service Pharmacists 13 Psychologists 16 Spiritual Care Workers 1427 Social Workers 650 HUMAN RESOURCE CAPACITY
Page 1 and 2: HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN THE DEPARTM
Page 3 and 4: Confidential INTRODUCTION � Incar
Page 5 and 6: BACKGROUND � The department is co
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Page 9 and 10: THE MOST COMMON PREVALENT CONDITION
Page 11 and 12: PALLIATIVE CARE IN DCS � As the b
Page 13 and 14: A MIXED WARD IN DURBAN MED B FOR TH
Page 15 and 16: Mixed palliative care ward in Piete
Page 17 and 18: SIGNING OF THE SLA IN 2009 IN DURBA
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Page 21 and 22: BENEFITS OF PALLIATIVE CARE IN DCS
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Page 27 and 28: RECOMMENDATIONS • Need for manage
Page 29 and 30: Confidential CONCLUSION With the as

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