STUDY UNIT 1

Question 1

HEALTH SECTORS IN SOUTH AFRICA:

Answer 1

1. Private health sector
2. Public health sector

Question 2

SOURCES OF HEALTHCARE LAW IN SA:

Answer 2

1. Constitutional principles
2. Legislative provisions
3. Common law
4. Regulations
5. Professional regulatory instruments.

Question 3

DIFFERENCE:

Answer 3

Medical practitioners are employees within the public sector and self-employed within the private sector.

Question 4

PROMOTIONS OF EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES:

Answer 4

means that there will be a reduction in the number of persons presenting at public hospitals for secondary and tertiary level health services.

Question 5

the National Health Act:

Answer 5

governs all health establishments including those in the private and public sectors.

Question 6

Health services is a functional area that falls in:

Answer 6

Schedule 4 of the Constitution.

Question 7

In the public health sector,

Answer 7

in the public health sector, pharmacies do not operate independently of hospitals and clinics.

Question 8

the Public Finance Management Act:

Answer 8

makes express provision for public-private partnerships with a view to fulfilling public functions.

Question 9

What is PUBLIC HEALTH?

Answer 9

Public health includes the government’s national. provincial and local responsibility to ensure that the health needs of the general public are met.

Question 10

STATUTORY REGULATORY BODIES

Answer 10

1. Health Professions Council of South Africa.
2. South African Nursing Council
3. Pharmacy Council of South Africa
4. Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa
5. Interim Traditional Health Practitioners Council of South Africa.