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Clinical HANDBOOKS

1. The Zithulele Hospital Doctors' Handbook is a collection of protocols for the clinical management of conditions commonly encountered in a rural setting. Drawn from multiple sources, its intention is not to replace a textbook, but to be a simple go-to resource for the busy generalist in the midst of a ward round or a chaotic casualty. Feel free to download it. It is updated every year.
2. The Zithulele Hospital Rehabilitation Handbook is similarly designed as a ready resource to guide therapists through some of the practical realities of rural rehabilitation. Feel free to download and use it!

OTHER CLINICAL RESOURCES REFERRED TO IN HANDBOOKS

1. The Guidelines for the Medical Assessment of Disability for Social Assistance Purposes are really helpful when assessing patients for DG applications.

AUDIT PROTOCOLS HANDBOOK

The Ideal Hospital Framework requires over 50 protocols to be available in your hospital. To the best of our knowledge, no one has ever collected all of these in one place. This "audit busting" Zithulele Hospital Audit Protocols Handbook is available as a Word document for you to customise for your hospital. Please download it and follow the instructions in the Introduction section.

AUDIT RESOURCES

The following resources are required to be available as part of the Ideal Hospital Framework. They were too long to include in the Audit Protocols Handbook, so we've collected them in one place here for easy reference and download.
CLINICAL SERVICES
  1. Package of Service for District Hospitals
  2. National Referral Policy and Guidelines
CLINICAL GOVERNANCE
  1. National Guideline on Epidemic Preparedness and Response
  2. National Clinical Audit Guideline
  3. National Guideline for Patient Safety Incident Reporting and Learning
  4. National Policy on Infection Prevention and Control
DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES
  1. Good Pharmacy Practice Guideline
  2. National NHLS Handbook
HUMAN RESOURCES
  1. Basic Conditions of Employment Act - Act No. 75 of 1997
  2. Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Act - Act No. 7 of 2018
  3. Labour Relations Act - Act No. 66 of 1995
  4. Latest DPSA leave policy
  5. Disciplinary Process: Outlined in DPSA Guide on Disciplinary and Incapacity Matters
  6. Injury on Duty: See Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment Act – Act No. 61 of 1997
  7. DPSA Information Guide called Managing Staff Retention
  8. Toolkit on Recruitment and Selection published by the Public Service Commission
  9. The DPSA issued Directive on RWOPS obtained from the SA Medical Association website
OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT
  1. National Patient Experience of Care Guideline
  2. National Guideline to Manage Complaints / Compliments / Suggestions
  3. National Policy for the Management of Waiting Times
  4. Public Finance Management Act
  5. National District Health Management Information Systems Policy
  6. DHMIS Facility level SOP
SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS
  1. Depot and Health Facilities SLA ECDOH
  2. Waste Management SLA ECDOH
dh_service_package_ndoh_2002.pdf
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patient_safety_incident_reporting_and_learning_-_national_guideline_march_2017.pdf
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ipc_policy_2007.pdf
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good_pharmacy_practice_in_sa_2010.pdf
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nhls_handbook_2019.pdf
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national_guidelines_on_epidemic_preparedness_and_response_.pdf
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basic_conditions_of_employment_act.pdf
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amended_basic_conditions_of_employment_act.pdf
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labour_relations_act.pdf
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dpsa_leave_policy_updated_jan_2018.pdf
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nlr_guide_from_dpsa.pdf
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compensation_for_occupational_injuries_and_diseases_amendment_act.pdf
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dpsa_retention_guide.pdf
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psc_toolkit_on_recruitment_and_selection.pdf
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rwops_directive_dpsa_nov_2016.pdf
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patient_experience_of_care_national_guideline_2017.pdf
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national_policy_to_manage_complaints_compliments_and_suggestions_7_july__2016.pdf
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draft_national_guideline_to_manage_patient_waiting_times_in_health_facilities_jan_2019.pdf
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pfma_march_2018.pdf
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district_health_management_information_system_policy_2011.pdf
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dhmis_facility_level_sops_2016.pdf
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sla_ecdoh_depots_and_health_facilities.pdf
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waste_management_sla_ecdoh.pdf
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zithulele_hospital_handbook_2020_edition_final.pdf
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2019_pmtct_guideline_7oct_signed.pdf
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zithulele_rural_rehab_handbook_2018.pdf
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2019_abridged_art_guidelines_10_october_2019.pdf
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  • Home
  • Core Values
  • Hospital Videos!
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  • Clinical staff
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      • Community Service docs
    • Dentists
    • Physiotherapists
    • Occupational therapists
    • Audiology & Speech therapy
    • Pharmacists
    • Dieticians
    • Clinical Associates
    • Social Workers
    • Radiographers
    • Zithulele Alumni
  • Clinical staff vacancies
  • Nursing staff
  • Administration
  • Students
  • Statistics
  • NGO support
  • Zithulele in print
  • Resources
  • Contact
  • Links