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Hasa Awards of Excellence: Call for Nominations

13 July 2010

In Categories: Economic , Medico Legal , Nursing , Industry News

The annual Hasa Awards of Excellence are part of the Ministerial Healthcare Awards. This year's theme is Quality is Excellence. The process to find the best of the best in the private hospital industry is nearing its end. The Health Excellence Awards 2010 will take place in November 2010 and the deadline date for submission of entries is 07 October 2010.

TO: HOSPITAL MANAGER, MATRON, and PRO & MARKETING

FROM: LUCAS MALAMBE

EXECUTIVE OFFICER: CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

DATE: 05 May 2010

RE: HASA AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE – Quality is Excellence

INVITE FOR ENTRIES

HASA is inviting all of its members to submit ENTRIES with reference to the categories listed below for the Hasa Awards of Excellence.

The annual HASA Awards of Excellence are part of the esteemed Ministerial Healthcare Awards, mainly touted as the Oscars of health. They are issued to HASA member hospitals and ambulatory clinics that excel at excellence, go beyond the call of duty, and have world-class projects worthy of recognition. This year’s theme is QUALITY IS EXCELLENCE.

Each winner receives a Certificate of Excellence from HASA. Winners of the Awards of Excellence are selected by HASA, based on the following criteria:

Awards are issued in the following categories

1. Promoting equity in healthcare/ Keeping healthcare affordable – for projects that go beyond the call of duty to improve access to quality healthcare.

2. Involvement in or service to local community – for projects that keep a strong presence in their communities, and work with their immediate communities.

3. Public/private sector co-operation – hospital projects that serve as an example of how the private and public sectors can work together in easing up access to quality care

4. Establishing world-class medical services or technology – this is to recognize hospitals that set up new and innovative devises and ways of improving the quality of medical care and reduces length of stay.

5. Marketing of the private hospital industry – projects that market the SA private hospital industry as an institution of high standards, quality and excellence.

Hospital Managers (or their delegates) receive the Award of Excellence on behalf of their private hospital staff in a gala event that includes the minister of health and other dignitaries.

The articles can be emailed to contact@hasanet.co.za or malambe@hasanet.co.za for the attention of Lucas Malambe, or Dawn Adams.

We have received correspondence from the organizers of the Ministerial Awards of Excellence and the ceremony will take place in November in Gauteng. HASA therefore need all articles regarding the Awards of Excellence to reach us not later than 07 October 2010. Members will be informed of the exact date in due course.

Lucas Malambe is Hasa's Executive Officer, Corporate Communications educated at the universities of the North and Witwatersrand. Malambe has a postgraduate qualification in Business Management and Economics from the University of Johannesburg where he is finishing his Masters in Commerce (Business Management).

He is also the editor of the prestigious research-driven publications Health Annals and the monthly Hasa News.

He has seven years experience in public communications having worked for DRUM magazine as a health journalist, sub-editor, and columnist. Lucas also worked for Lifeline Southern Africa interfacing with the organisation's various publics. At this time he contributed regularly to publications such as Business Day's Health Supplement and Mshana as a health correspondent and health-advice columnist respectively.

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Hasa Awards of Excellence: Call for Nominations

13 July 2010

LegalWatchJune02,68

15 June 2010

The Children’s Act 38 of 2005 (as amended). How does it affect healthcare?

Several outstanding provisions of the Children’s Act [Act 38 of 2005] have become operational. The relevant Government Gazette has made the date upon which the law became operational as being 01 April 2010.

LegalWATCH June01,67

02 June 2010

HASA LEGALWatch:June01

Update on Sections 55 and 56 of the National Health Act, 2003 relating to the
removal of blood or other tissue, together with section 68 which
permits the Minister of Health to make regulations relating to tissue,
cells, organs, blood, blood products and gametes, has been
promulgated. (In other words, has become law, as of the 17th of May
2010). Download The June 01 LegalWatch:

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