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SAMA MOBILE APPLICATION (APP) (FOR QUOTATION PURPOSE ONLY)

The proposed App will run on Android and IOS. The App must be simple and easy to use. SAMA members and non SAMA members will download the App from Playstore or iStore. When first installed, the user will have a choice to register and select from a pre-defined list of newsletter groups

MO contract posts available in the Free State

We are aware of the many hardships and sacrifices healthcare professionals experience at the moment. In a recent engagement with the Free State Department of Health we were informed that the provincial department is currently on a drive to recruit medical

Corruption threatening patient care – SA Medical Association

Ongoing reports of alleged corruption in government – specifically in relation to the provision of medical supplies as a result of COVID-19 – are deeply unsettling, and pose a threat to the provision of proper medical care to patients.

COVID-19: Council for Medical Schemes COVID-19 PMB Definition update - version 4

The South African Council for Medical Schemes has published the 4th version of the COVID-19 Prescribed Minimum Benefit (PMB) Guideline for practitioners and medical schemes. COVID-19 has been a prescribed minimum benefit in terms of the Medical Schemes Act since May 2020 through declaration in the Government Gazette, and publication of a PMB Definition for COVID-19 by the CMS

Circular 52 of 2020: Guidance on benefit changes and contribution increases for 2021

The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) would like to provide medical schemes with guidance on benefit changes and contribution increases for the 2021 benefit year.

One of the primary statutory mandates of the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) as enshrined in Section 7 of the Medical Schemes Act (131 of 1998),

COVID 19: Revised Compensation Fund Directive on Workplace Acquired COVID-19

The Compensation Fund at the Department of Labour has issued revised Directions in relation to Worlplace Acquired COVID-19 (24 July). These replace the previous guidance issued in March 2020. The Directions include a new category of very high risk healthcare workers, as well as confirmation for cover of tests and other treatments related to any complications of infection.

REINSTATEMENT OF SAMATU DEDUCTIONS AGAINST THE WISHES OF SAMA PUBLIC SECTOR MEMBERS

The Administrator of the trade union (seemingly aided by the Registrar of Labour, and Department of Public Service and Administration) has used the judgement of the labour court to obstruct the migration process and the wishes of our members by reinstating Persal deductions for SAMATU, even after resignation from the SAMATU has taken place.

HPCSA ARRESTS FOUR (4) SUSPECTS IN VARIOUS OPERATIONS

The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) is committed to protecting the public and guiding the professions. Through its mandate of protecting the public, the HPCSA’s Inspectorate Office continues to clean the healthcare profession through the inspections that are being carried out.

The Gauteng Inspectorate Office conducted a joint operation with the Ekurhuleni East Cluster Crime Intelligence and the Ekurhuleni Metro

Call for Abstracts

The BHF Conference Programme Committee has extended the deadline for abstract submissions and case studies to 28 August 2020. Some abstracts will be published in the BHF’s peer-reviewed ‘Southern African Health Journal’ and on the BHF digital platforms. All abstracts should be in-line with the conference theme: Leading change in strengthening our ecosystem – The Healthcare 2.0 initiative

Abstract themes are as follows:
-The need for agility in leading change

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