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News from South African Nursing CouncilThe articles and links on this page will keep you up to date with developments in the professional side of nursing and midwifery in the Republic of South Africa. Please add this page to your favourites so that you can check back here regularly for the latest information.
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 | All Restoration Fees increase from 1 October 2008. |
| The Annual Fees for the calendar year 2009 also increases from the same date. |
Click here to see a copy of the circular giving full details of the increases.
The Nursing Council has launched its long awaited Electronic Register of Nurses and Midwives.
Click here to access eRegister.
Click here to see a copy of the circular send to stakeholders
Ms Subedar has been reinstated as Registrar with effect from 1 July 2008.
Click here to see a copy of the circular sent to stakeholders.
Opening of the 14th South African Nursing Council
10 July 2008
The Honourable Minister of Health, Dr Manto
Tshabalala-Msimang today opened the first meeting of the 14th South African
Nursing Council in Pretoria. During her speech, the Minister welcomed the
25 newly-appointed members of the Council and congratulated the members on their
appointments.
The new Council is the first one appointed under the new Nursing Act, 2005 (Act
No. 33 of 2005) and as such is a milestone in the transformation of the Nursing
Profession.
The Minister took the opportunity to congratulate the outgoing Council on their
hard work during a difficult time for the Council. At the same time the
Minister entreated the new Council to continue with the excellent work begun by
the previous Council.
In consultation with the new Council, the Minister appointed Ms Nonhlanhla Jabulile
Makhanya as chairperson of the Council. Ms Makhanye was the President of
the previous Council.
Click
here to see a copy of the minister's speech
Click here to see a list of the new
Council Members
The regulations, instructions and application forms for registration in the category Community Service have been made available on the Nursing Council website. A circular will follow to all institutions in due course.
Applicants, Nursing Education Institutions and Designated Health Establishments are urged to review the information and make sure that they are familiar with all the requirements.
Click here to go to the Community Service Regulations.
Click here to go to the Community Service Instructions and Application Forms Page.
Certain sections of the Nursing Act, 2005 have come into effect from 15 December 2006. The proclamation notice to this effect was published in Government Gazette No. 29634 of 16 February 2007.
Certain sections affect each and every nurse in South Africa and it is strongly suggested that all nurses and midwives acquaint themselves with the new Act and the provisions that have now come into effect.
Click here to see a copy of the circular sent out by the Council.
The Nursing Council will be issuing all nursing learners with student cards.
This initiative is intended to give learners confidence that the programme they are following is accredited by the Nursing Council. It will also hopefully raise awareness among learners of the necessity to follow an accredited program that is also in line with the requirements of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF).
Learners for a nursing programme who do not receive a Student Card over the next several weeks should make careful enquiry with their Institution to establish why not and to make quite sure for themselves that the institution is in fact accredited by the Nursing Council.
Click here to see a copy of the circular sent out by the Council.
The new Nursing Act has been published in the Government Gazette. The new act, called the Nursing Act, 2005, will come into operation later on a date to be published in the Gazette by the President of the RSA.
The Council is distributing a circular and copies of the new act to all nursing stakeholders to make sure that those affected by the new act are fully informed. The act is also being published in electronic form on the Council website.
The Council's immediate priority is to develop, together with the Department of Health, the necessary regulations necessary to operationalize the various provisions of the new act. All new regulations will first be published for public comment before they are implemented. Watch this website for further updates.
Click here to see a copy of the circular sent out by the Council.
Click here to
view/print/download a copy of the Nursing Act, 2005. (396 kb)
South African Nursing Council has issued a press release warning the public to beware of illegal "nursing training" that is not accredited by the Council or that is being conducted by institutions that have not been accredited by the Council.
Click here to see a copy of the press release.
The Department of Health has clarified the new requirements for applicants and explained the limitations on the use of Section 22A (15) permits by nurses in a letter to the Council.
For full details, click here to go to Medicines Policies and Guidelines.
An index of all circulars issued by South African Nursing Council during 2008 - with links to each circular.
An index of all circulars issued by South African Nursing Council during 2007 - with links to each circular.
An index of all circulars issued by South African Nursing Council during 2006 - with links to each circular.
An index of all circulars issued by South African Nursing Council during 2005 - with links to each circular.
Earlier circulars can be found under the Archive section of this website.
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