FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO. 70
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 10 February 2011
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 1)
Mr T D Lee (DA) to ask the Minister of Health:
(1) Whether any (a) medical supplies, (b) linen, (c) dressing gowns, (d) cutlery, (e) pillows, (f) medical equipment, (g) computers and (h) any other specified items have been stolen from any hospital or clinic in the (i) 2007-08, (ii) 2008-09 and (iii) 2009-10 financial years; if so, (aa) what was stolen, (bb) from which institution, (cc) in which financial year did the theft take place and (dd) what was the value of the stolen goods in each case;
(2) what amount has been spent by each hospital and clinic to replace the specified stolen goods in each specified financial year?
REPLY:
The following is information as received from seven (7) Provinces.
The table below provides a summary of the items commonly stolen in hospitals:
|
Province |
Common items stolen |
Cost estimates |
Comments |
|
Free State |
Vehicles (9), medical equipments, medical supplies, computers (71) |
R1 041 427 |
Replacement value for computers: R268,770. Information on other items not provided |
|
Gauteng |
The list comprised mainly of computers and vehicles (2). No information was provided on other hospitals |
R824 130 |
R1 123,650 |
|
KwaZulu/Natal |
Items ranged from linen, medical supplies/equipments, to computers |
R13 067 436 |
Information not provided |
|
Mpumalanga |
List comprised of computers and accessories (57), laptops (18), flat screens (10), and projectors (2) |
R584 347 |
Majority of them are awaiting replacement by security companies |
|
Northern Cape |
Common items reported were medical equipments and computers |
R52 074,98 |
Information not provided |
|
North West |
Common items included computers (10), patients transport (4), linen and medical equipments |
R1 193 346 |
No information on the replacement values and whether the security companies will be held responsible or not |
|
Western Cape |
Majority of incidents reported involved patients and staff. Only 2 incidents of theft of computers and copper pipes reported |
Not specified |
Replacement value for computers R268 770. Information on other items not provided |
END.
Issued by Parliament, March 29 2011
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