The South African Nursing Council
Welcome to
South African Nursing Council
Web site. This site concentrates on the setting and maintaining of nursing education and
practice standards. The information is intended to
appeal to a wide audience - from the serious researcher to those who are
considering a career in nursing.
Practising nurses will find the site most useful. You will be able
to find the latest and most up-to-date information about your profession
here.
International visitors are welcome - particularly those who are doing
international nursing research and also those who are considering coming
to work as nurses in South Africa.

NURSES DAY
(12 May 2009)
“Delivering quality, serving communities;
Nurses leading care innovations.”
MESSAGE
FROM THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN NURSING COUNCIL
I am truly proud and honoured to be associated with the 212 806
nurses that we have registered/enrolled in South Africa. These nurses play an
important role in ensuring that the health care system of our country functions
365 days a year.
The SANC also recognises the significant contributions made by
nurses towards a national agenda of nation building through the transformation
of the South African health care delivery system since 1994. Despite the added
strain placed by the impact of globalisation on nurses and the nursing
profession , nurses have responded positively by remaining in the
frontline of the South African health care services.
In the true spirit of Florence Nightingale whose birthday gave
impetus to Nurses’ Day, nurses in South Africa assumed new and additional
responsibilities in an effort to deliver quality care, while serving communities
without losing the caring ethics.
Nurses embraced the change process in the spirit of
“UBUNTU”.
SOUTH AFRICAN NURSING COUNCIL SALUTES ALL NURSES IN SOUTH AFRICAN FOR
YOUR COMMITMENT TO CARE.

Latest News from S A Nursing Council:
Practitioners who did not pay their annual fees
removed from register
The Nursing Council has removed the names of 10 013 practitioners from
the register - for failing to pay the annual fee in time. Practitioners
had to pay their annual fees by 31 March 2009 and those who did not pay or who
paid after that date have been removed from the register with effect from 1
April 2009.
In the case of 863 practitioners who paid the annual fee late, they have
already been sent a letter outlining the process required to be restored to the
register. The remaining 9150 practitioners were removed once all postal
items (that had been posted in time but that arrived at the Council late) had
been processed and other queries (where possible) had been resolved. These
practitioners will soon receive an official notice to this effect by registered
mail.
Please note that to practise without being registered is illegal.
Removed practitioners who are still practising are therefore strongly advised to
apply for the restoration of their names to the register as a matter of extreme
urgency. Full details of the required process and the fees that must be
paid are provided in the letter that is being sent to the affected
practitioners.
The information on the eRegister
was updated in accordance with the removals on the evening of 25 May
2009. The details of practitioners who were removed will no longer be
displayed by the system. Up till now, while late processing was taking
place, these records had all been displayed with the Registration Status Expiry
Date of 2009-03-31.
If you paid late or if you did not pay at all, please note that the Council will NOT consider any
extenuating circumstances. Practitioners are given several months in which
to make the payment of annual fees and NO EXTENSIONS are given to those who do
not comply. Users of Internet or other electronic banking particularly
should take note or the rules of your own bank applicable to when the funds will
be transferred to the Council's bank account. If the payment is made into
the Council bank account by your bank on 1 April 2009 or later, the payment is
LATE (no matter when the transaction was requested). Everyone who signs an
electronic banking agreement agrees to abide by these rules.
If you have been removed from the register but did in fact pay the correct
fee in the correct manner, yours may be one of several unallocatable payments
Council has received. Contact the Licensing Section at Nursing Council who
will be pleased to assist you to resolve the problem. Full details of how
and when the payment was made will be most helpful in tracing your
payment. If Council did receive your payment in time, your name will
immediately be restored to the register as if it had never been off,
and your Annual Practising Certificate will be printed accordingly.
Obviously, in such a case, you will not be required to pay any restoration fee
nor will you be required to fill in an application for restoration to the
register.

Nursing
Council releases information about the implementation plans for the new nursing
qualifications
Nursing Council has released information about the implementation of the new
nursing qualifications that have been registered on the National Qualifications
Framework. Educators and planners of nursing education and training are
sure to find the information contained in the circular issued by Council of
interest.
Click here to see an electronic copy of the
circular sent out by Council.


What you will find on the Council website
The following is a brief outline of what you will
find on this website.
About SANC tells you all about the
S A Nursing Council
- the
Vision, Mission and Objectives of the Council, the members that make up
the Council, the various committees of Council and the members that
serve on each, etc.
Complaints deals with the process of
investigating matters which have
been reported to the
S A Nursing Council
and which may constitute "unprofessional
conduct". You can find out how to lodge a complaint (if you have one)
and the process which will follow the receipt of your complaint. If
you find yourself in the
unfortunate position of having a complaint against you, this information
will
help you to understand the whole process - including your own rights.
Examinations deals with those examinations which are conducted by the
S A Nursing Council
. If you are a candidate who is
planning to write or who has written a Council examination, you will obviously be
interested in this information.
eRegister
is a link to the Nursing Council electronic register where you can confirm the
qualifications of registered practitioners.
News is where you will find all the latest decisions of
the S A Nursing Council
, new
policies, proposed policies and discussion documents on which the Council
would like your comments. You should visit these pages if you want to keep
informed and to be involved in shaping the future of nursing
in South Africa.
Nursing Schools contains a full list of all the
nursing schools approved by the Nursing Council and their addresses (arranged by
province) so that you can find one near by OR in a place where you would like to
study.
Policies contains some of the Nursing Council
policies and guidelines that are published for general information.
Publications contains the full texts of official
publications which are
available from the
S A Nursing Council. These include the Nursing Act,
regulations, teaching guides and teaching policies of the Council.
Although you are welcome to print and use copies of these documents, it is
recommended that you refer to them on-line as you will then be sure to
obtain the very latest information.
Services gives details of the services provided by
the S A Nursing Council
and how much each costs. You can also download various
official forms from these pages - this will ensure that you always
use the current version of the form. This is also the correct place for you
to find out
about the various options available for paying annual fees.
Statistics is for the inquisitive and the researcher. Ever wanted
to know how many nurses qualify each year? This is where you will
find all the information you need.

Promotion of Access
to Information Act - Manual
Click on the information icon to access an
electronic copy (PDF) of the South African Nursing
Council Promotion of Access to Information Act Manual. This manual will
help you to access information that you believe is held by the Nursing Council
and that is needed by you to protect your rights.

This Web
site is continually being developed. The "under
construction" icon shown here is displayed on some pages to alert users that
information is still being prepared for a particular link. Our sincere
apologies - we will try to add relevant information as soon as possible. If you do
find any problems such as hyperlinks which don't work.
Please assist us by sending us details of the problem. We appreciate your
feedback.

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