The purpose of this Guideline is to provide direction to the health sector of South Africa regarding the management of patient safety incident reporting, including the provision of appropriate feedback to patients, families/support persons and clinicians, and the sharing of lessons learned to prevent patient harm. It describes a nationally standardized system for managing patient safety incidents to ensure that various levels of care in the health system respond effectively to patient safety incidents. By doing so, patient safety is improved by learning from failures of the healthcare system so that the likelihood of a recurrence of the same event is significantly reduced.

Chapter one of this document provides an overview of the current situation and data on maternal care in South Africa. Chapter two describes the different levels of care in the South African health system and explains the reasons behind the need for various levels. Chapter three outlines the standards for the clinical structure and content of patient records. The fourth chapter discusses the basic aspects of antenatal care, as a supplement to the national BANC protocols. Chapter five discusses the steps to take to support all aspects of labour from diagnosis to delivery.

This document defines Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) as an active tuberculosis disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli that are resistant to one or more anti-TB drugs. It outlines the roles of the PCACs and NCAC and provides information on diagnosis.

This policy is developed to guide the provision of a comprehensive, integrated school health programme which is provided as part of the PHC package within the Care and Support for Teaching and Learning (CSTL) framework. Its specific objectives include providing preventive and promotive services that address the health needs of school-going children and youth with regard to both their immediate and future health; supporting and facilitating learning through identifying and addressing health barriers to learning, and supporting the school community in creating a safe and secure environment for teaching and learning.

The Mini Drug Master Plan (MDMP) has an overarching goal to reduce the health, economic and social burden caused by substance abuse in South Africa, through the provision of targeted demand and harm reduction interventions provided by the National Department of Health, thereby supporting the implementation of the National Drug Master Plan.

This document aims to facilitate the management and control of leprosy in South Africa through internationally accepted and country appropriate means. Its objectives are to facilitate early diagnosis and management of cases; to prevent disability and ensure rehabilitation of leprosy patients; to strengthen reporting and follow up of leprosy patients; to strengthen leprosy expertise in health care facilities to which leprosy cases can be referred, and to improve access to current effective treatment.

The amendment outlines the names and dates of sectors of the food industry and food handling enterprises associated with such sectors.

This monograph aims to provide relevant evidence-based practical information and guidelines for all grades of a health worker at all levels of care who manage women with postpartum haemorrhage. It defines primary postpartum haemorrhage as the excessive blood loss from the genital tract during the first 24hours after delivery and secondary primary postpartum haemorrhage as the excessive blood loss following delivery after 24hours and up to 6 weeks following delivery. It outlines the causes of postpartum haemorrhage and avoidable factors for death.

The government acknowledges the essential nature of critical infrastructures for public safety, national security, and basic public services. The act applies to the identification and declaration of critical infrastructure; the determination of critical infrastructure; and the protection of critical infrastructure. The act does not apply to infrastructures under the control of the department of defence.

This is a manual for clinics, community health centres and district hospitals. The main purpose of the guidelines on maternity care is to give guidance to health care Workers providing obstetric and anaesthetic services in clinics, community health centers and district hospitals. It provides summary of key recommendations from the saving mothers report 2002-2004.

The notice amends the medicines and related substances act of 1965. “Among others, it provides for the appointment of one or more Deputy Registrars; it provides for a term of office of members of the Pricing Committee; it provides for the delay of the coming into operation of provisions requiring a licence before a person can compound and dispense or manufacture medicines, or act as a wholesaler or distributor, and it provides for regulations relating to the marketing of medicines”.

The primary objective of these guidelines is to provide healthcare practitioners with information on the most appropriate interventions for people entering malaria-affected areas. It provides information on non-drug measures to prevent mosquito bites, determining whether chemoprophylaxis is indicated, selecting the most appropriate chemoprophylaxis to use, including the interactions between malaria chemoprophylaxis and other drug treatments, and the benefits and risks of alternative chemoprophylactic agents.

An amendment of the Disaster Management Act of 2002. among others, the amendment relates to; clarification of policy focus; alignment of functions of management bodies; providing for security personnel to assist in disaster management efforts; strengthening reporting on monitoring and evaluation efforts; providing for the inclusion of traditional leaders in management activities; and declaration and classification of disasters.

These guidelines have been compiled using both international and local information to prevent mortality; prevent disease progression and development of severe malaria, reduce morbidity; eliminate parasitemia and stop further transmission and limit the emergence and spread of drug resistance.

The regulations are subject to the foodstuffs, cosmetics, and disinfectants act of 1972. It stipulates limitations related to the use of processed foodstuffs for human consumption.

An amendment of the table in Annexure A that highlights foodstuff, preservative, and quantity permitted.

These guidelines provide a mechanism for the standardization of clinical education in nurse training in South Africa. The document provides the re-establishment of clinical education and training platforms in health establishments/facilities to standardize the content and quality of clinical nursing education and management.

The regulations are subject to the foodstuffs, cosmetics, and disinfectants act of 1972. It inserts definitions for textual correctness.

The Act sets out provisions along the value chain of medicines and medical devices manufacturing, import and export and prescription of medical substances. It relates to medicines intended for both human and animal use.

This policy aims to promote high standards of practice in the recruitment and employment of health professionals who are not South Africans or permanent residents. It aims at precluding the active recruitment of health professionals from developing countries unless there are specific government to government agreements to allow and support such recruitment.