MEC Theuns Botha on tertiary CEO hospital posts
29 Feb 2012
Western Cape Minister of Health, Theuns Botha, says that the Western Cape will not advertise CEO positions in tertiary hospitals, following discussions with the national health minister.
The National Department of Health has advertised hospital CEO positions in every province except the Western Cape, following an audit last year and recommendations that managers at tertiary hospitals do not meet the required competencies required for their positions.
Minister Botha says "I communicated with the national minister and informed him that the Western Cape will not advertise our CEO positions in tertiary hospitals. They were appointed on merit and are regularly evaluated and are fit for purpose. As a result the advertisements for the Western Cape were withdrawn.
"Our tertiary hospital CEO's already meet the new requirements that national government is now setting for new CEO's. The current incumbents at tertiary hospitals in other provinces do not meet the new placement criteria and in my opinion the posts in other provinces should be filled with skilled managers.