DCS & HPCA – care in correctional services - Hospice Palliative ...
DCS & HPCA – care in correctional services - Hospice Palliative ...
DCS & HPCA – care in correctional services - Hospice Palliative ...
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BACKGROUND<br />
� The department is comprised of six Regions (Eastern Cape, Free<br />
State/Northern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo/Mpumalanga/North<br />
West), 48 Management Areas (similar to District) and 242 Correctional<br />
Centres (similar to PHC facility).<br />
� There is at least one Primary Health Care (PHC) cl<strong>in</strong>ic per Correctional<br />
Centre and one <strong>in</strong>-patient facility /sickbay with beds rang<strong>in</strong>g from 5-120.<br />
� An <strong>in</strong>-patient facility is def<strong>in</strong>ed as a facility that has been established <strong>in</strong> a<br />
Correctional Centre for the purpose of accommodat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>mates that are<br />
either ill or recover<strong>in</strong>g from post-operative procedures and cannot be<br />
accommodated <strong>in</strong> the general cells whilst on treatment. The facility<br />
usually does not meet the requirements for be<strong>in</strong>g classified as a<br />
hospital.<br />
� Patients requir<strong>in</strong>g palliative <strong>care</strong> are admitted <strong>in</strong> these facilities.<br />
� The department recruits health <strong>care</strong> professionals (professional nurses,<br />
pharmacists, medical practitioners, psychologists), spiritual <strong>care</strong> workers<br />
and social workers as members of the multidiscipl<strong>in</strong>ary team.<br />
� The health facilities have not been fully <strong>in</strong>tegrated <strong>in</strong>to the District Health<br />
System.
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