Palliative Care Workforce Capacity in South Africa
National statistics relating to the palliative care workforce capacity in South Africa are shown in Tables 15 and 16. During 2003-2004, 842 personnel were employed by the membership of HPCA for a total of 125,780 hours per month; 1,978 volunteers gave 25,806 hours per month. During the same period, 695 allied personnel were employed for a total of 85,196 hours; 3194 volunteers gave an unspecified amount of time (Tables 17 and 18).
Table 15 Palliative care workforce capacity (employees): 2003 -2004
CATEGORY
EMPLOYEES
Female
Male
Total
Hours per month
Medical doctor
15
16
31
1 294
Professional nurse
285
5
290
49 361
Staff nurse
59
3
62
9 720
Social worker
47
3
50
8 205
Social auxiliary worker
11
2
13
1 570
Ancillary health carers
103
3
106
16 679
Enrolled nurse assistant
50
0
50
7 541
Occupational therapist
2
1
3
257
Therapist (other)
0
0
0
0
Caregivers
188
10
198
27 729
Bereavement carers
8
0
8
983
Spiritual supporters
2
2
4
403
Other
20
7
27
2 038
Total
790
52
842
125 780
Source: HPCA SA Annual National Statistics 2003-2004
Table 16 Palliative care workforce capacity (volunteers): 2003 -2004
CATEGORY
VOLUNTEERS
Female
Male
Total
Hours per month
Medical doctor
4
54
58
45
Professional nurse
60
0
60
1 108
Staff nurse
6
2
8
71
Social worker
18
0
18
516
Social auxiliary worker
11
0
11
424
Ancillary health carers
32
3
35
2 689
Enrolled nurse assistant
9
0
9
356
Occupational therapist
10
0
10
88
Therapist (other)
4
5
9
45
Caregivers
1 116
138
1 254
16 093
Bereavement carers
196
26
222
2 792
Spiritual supporters
82
98
180
773
Other
90
14
104
806
Total
1 638
340
1 978
25 806
Source: HPCA SA Annual National Statistics 2003-2004
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