Mental health and comprehensive general health document | Free State | Western Cape | Limpopo | KwaZulu-Natal | Mpumalanga | Eastern Cape | |
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Mental health care policy and procedures policy. 2004. Due for review: 2009 #outdated | 5-year strategic plan 2010/11–2014/15 #outdated | Healthcare 2030: the Road to Wellness | Annual performance plan 2008/09–2011 #outdated | Strategic plan 2015–2019 | Annual performance plan 2016/17 | Annual performance plan 2013/14–2015/16 | |
Year | 2009 | 2010 | 2014 | 2008 | 2015 | 2016 | 2013 |
Content focus | Emphasis is on provision of mental health services at all levels of care using intersectoral collaboration between correctional services, justice, social development, education, non-profit organisations, and groups of beneficiaries | Seven strategic goals 1. Provision of strategic leadership and creation of social compact for better health outcomes 2. Improve the quality of health care services 3. Reduce the burden of disease 4. Revitalisation of physical infrastructure 5. Improve human resource management 6. Overhaul the health care system and improve its management 7. Research and development | Focuses on strengthening primary health care (PHC) and district hospitals service as well as integration of services CAMH falls into general health plans The document focuses on reducing HIV and TB, improving healthy lifestyle, preventing injuries and violence, improving maternal and child health, strengthening child health, and improving mental health | Policies and programmes are mainly focused on primary health care, district health care, hospitals and resource management. The main focus is on reducing morbidity and mortality arising from communicable diseases, vaccination of preventable childhood diseases, diseases of lifestyle, HIV and AIDS and TB, trauma, and violence against women and children | Provision of sustainable, coordinated and integrated comprehensive health system at all levels using the primary healthcare approach through the district health system | Reference is made to promoting mental health and increasing the number of patients screened for mental disorders and increasing the number of mental health teams | The focus is on re-engineering of the PHC and strengthening of emergency medical services, pharmaceutical and hospital services |
Service provision plans and clear guidelines for CAMH | No specific reference to children and adolescents | Some mention of MH services and plans | No. An acknowledgement of the need to separate children with mental health disorders from adults and to develop service for them in future | No | Acknowledges CAMH disorders but unclear service provisions | No | Some recognition of the CAMH disorders but no clear plans for service provision |