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The DA in the City of Ekurhuleni has learnt that R47m worth of ambulances are gathering dust while residents suffer because of extended response times and healthcare failures.
“More worryingly, a report by the DA Gauteng Shadow MEC for Health, Jack Bloom, in August revealed Ekurhuleni had the lowest ambulance response time in the province. It is now clear why that is the case,” she explained. The Gauteng Department of Health is, according to the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act 108 of 1996, schedule 4 and the National Health Act, the competent authority for the provision of emergency medical services to the community of the province.
He pointed out that the City of Tshwane, City of Joburg and the CoE all opted to retain their emergency medical services personnel. “In terms of licensing to run ambulance services, municipalities may, like other service providers, apply to be licensed to render such services in accordance with the National Health Act 61 of 2003: Emergency Medical Services Regulations, promulgated in 2017,” he added.
• The usage of one emergency number , as compared to many numbers used by the local authority. All emergency calls are now received through one emergency communication centre and there is no combination of fire and other utility services calls. This means calls are now routed to a dedicated Gauteng EMS emergency communication centre instead of a general service communication centre, thus improving response time.
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