Private Practice

HPCSA: Adhering to Scopes of Profession and Practice

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All individuals who practise any of the healthcare professions incorporated in the scope of the HPCSA are legally obliged to register with  Council. The twelve (12) Professional Boards are established for the various professions. Registered practitioners must adhere to the regulations that specify the functions of their professions’ scopes of practice. Council is aware of the demands of commercial interests, but remind […]

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New PMB Definition Guideline for Schizophrenia**

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PsychMg wants to inform medical schemes, service providers and mental healthcare users of the Prescribed Minimum Benefit (PMB) Definition Guideline for Schizophrenia that was published on the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) website on the 16 October 2023.

This guideline updates the previous PMB Definition Guideline for Schizophrenia, published 30 September 2020.

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** Only paid up members of the CPF have access to these guidelines.

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Competition Commission Response to NHI Bill

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Implement Health Market Inquiry findings Tamar Kahn | Business Day | 18 May 2023 THE Competition Commission has urged the Health Department to execute private sector reforms suggested by the Health Market Inquiry (HMI), arguing that they are crucial for the government’s National Health Insurance (NHI) plans. The HMI dedicated five years to examining the

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Press Release: BHF Response to NHI Bill

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‘Health Systems Strengthening is Everybody’s Business’ – Let’s Put the Health Citizen First   Johannesburg, 8 June 2023 – The Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF), the largest healthcare funding association in southern Africa representing 7 countries and more than 6.5 million beneficiaries, emphasises that collective strengthening of healthcare systems is everybody’s business. As such, the

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Meeting with Discovery Health Regarding PMB Applications

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Dear Member, A meeting was held with Discovery Health and attended by PsychMG as well as the CPF representatives regarding the latest problems many of you have experienced regarding patient PMB applications. The meeting took place on Tuesday 7th February on Zoom at 5pm. The outcomes from that meeting are preliminary pending final agreements by

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