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Table 7.3 Military Health Support Programme: Risks and Mitigation Actions for FY 2007/08
(continued)
Risk Mitigation Action Actual Achievement
Unacceptably high workload of health
professionals
Public-Private Partnership Agreements
Collaboration and liaison with
Directorate Human Resources
Acquisition
Recruitment drive and marketing
Centralisation of health services at
identified service points after performing
feasibility studies
Extended working hours to
accommodate increased demands
for health service amidst healthcare
practitioner shortages
Utilisation of healthcare practitioner
managers to perform clinical duties
The SAMHS registered a Public-Private Partnership
(PPP) directed towards identifying suitable health
facilities where the SAMHS can admit patients at
its own discretion for surgical procedures and/or as
inpatients for consultation by SAMHS healthcare
practitioners. The project is in its Treasury approval
phase IIA, and the request for Treasury approval was
submitted to National Treasury during December
The SAMHS initiated several consultations
with the Directorate Human Resources
Acquisition in an effort to shorten and
expedite the appointment of healthcare
practitioners who had been recruited and
who had applied for employment in the
DOD. SAMHS statutory career managers
have initiated marketing and recruiting
strategies by means of presentations at,
e.g. universities. These interventions are
ongoing.
A feasibility study was performed at
Area Military Health Unit Free State,
Bloemfontein, to centralise health
services and provide a one-stop health
service in the Tempe Military Base area.
An identified facility was upgraded and
the implementation of this management
intervention had positive outcomes on
service delivery amidst initial apprehensions
of the stakeholders and clients.
Several health facilities have instituted
working hours for their personnel in shifts
to meet the current demands for service
delivery. This management intervention
has ensured that pre-identified health
facilities are open for extended hours to
cater for the needs of clients.
Due to the shortages of healthcare
practitioners to perform clinical work,
the managers/staff officers are also
performing clinical duties.
2007. The SAMHS also registered two new PPPs
during January 2008, namely for the new SAMHS
Headquarters and new facilities for the Military
Health Training Formation.
Additional Funding
The report on outputs of specific policy options
where additional funds were allocated for expenditure
in FY 2007/08 is reflected in Table 7.4.
Table 7.4 Military Health Support Programme: Additional Funding for FY 2007/08
Policy Option Allocation (R’000) Output Targets Actual Achievement
Comprehensive care,
management and treatment
plan for HIV and AIDS
(antiretroviral rollout)
32 000 Personnel development and
monitoring of ARV processes
Directorate HIV and
AIDS was established. The
International DOD HIV and
AIDS Conference was hosted
by the SAMHS. The USA’s
National Institute for Health
(NIH) was the original host
but withdrew.
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