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HEALTH PROFESSIONS COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA: CHALLENGES

HEALTH PROFESSIONS COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA: CHALLENGES. MR J B MBHELE GENERAL MANAGER: PROFESSIONAL BOARDS 28 FEBRUARY 2012. INTRODUCTION. HPCSA ESTABLISHED BY THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT NUMBER 56 OF 1974 (AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBER 29 OF 2007). FOUNDED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF:-

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HEALTH PROFESSIONS COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA: CHALLENGES

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  1. HEALTH PROFESSIONS COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA: CHALLENGES MR J B MBHELE GENERAL MANAGER: PROFESSIONAL BOARDS 28 FEBRUARY 2012

  2. INTRODUCTION • HPCSA ESTABLISHED BY THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT NUMBER 56 OF 1974 (AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBER 29 OF 2007). • FOUNDED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF:- A. GUIDING THE PROFESSIONS B. PROTECTING THE PUBLIC

  3. INTRODUCTION 3. HPCSA REGULATES PROFESSIONS WHICH FALL WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION. 4. THE ULTIMATE GOALS OF THE HPCSA IS A HEALTHY SOUTH AFRICAN POPULATION

  4. THE HPCSA • 12 PROFESSIONAL BOARDS • 26 PROFESSIONS UNDER THE HPCSA • LATEST PROFESSION: CLINICAL ASSOCIATE • 200 000 REGISTERED PRACTITIONERS

  5. THE HPCSA • SET MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING • MONITOR COMPLIANCE WITH SET STANDARDS • REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF PRACTITIONERS

  6. THE HPCSA • DISCIPLINARY ACTION FOR PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT 2. CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

  7. RECENT CHANGES AFFECTING THE HPCSA • HEALTH PROFESSIONS AMENDMENT (2007) • NATIONAL HEALTH ACT (2003) • CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT (2008) • COMPETITIONS ACT (1998)

  8. THE HPCSA: CHALLENGES • THE ADVENT OF MANAGED CARE • INCREASING COMMERCIALIZATION IN HEALTH CARE • INCREASING LEGALIZATION IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS

  9. THE HPCSA: CHALLENGES • QUESTIONS AROUND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PEER REVIEW SYSTEM • CONCERNS ABOUT PROFESSIONAL ETHICAL BEHAVIOUR • ETHICS IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING

  10. THE HPCSA: CHALLENGES • CHALLENGES IN INTER-SECTORAL COLLABORATION • THE NQF ACT 2008 • GREEN PAPER ON POST SCHOOL EDUCATION • LACK OF RESOURCES

  11. THE HPCSA: CHALLENGES THANK YOU

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