Table 5 Context analysis of the provincial mental health and general health policy documents

Year

2009

2010

2014

2008

2015

2016

2013

Context

The mental health care act, 2002 No. 17 of 2002) framework part of the legislative mandate

The need to address service delivery challenges comprehensively

The policy is driven by the following

Changes in the external environment (demography, socio-economic determinants of health, burden of diseases and its associated risk factors such as climate change, advances in technology and limited resources)

Changing policy environment and policy imperatives such as millennium development goals (MDGs), the 2030 national development plan (NDP), the priority national health outcomes and the provincial strategic objectives to improve wellness

Need to ensure continuous improvement in the patient experience and providing quality health services as well as caring for the staff

The plan is based on the 5-year strategic plan aligned to the departmental service transformation plan that provides long-term vision for the provision of health services in the province

The national development plan 2030, the medium strategic framework 2014–2019, the provincial growth development plan 2030, the 2015 cabinet Lekgatlo resolutions, other sector priorities and the burden of diseases and demand for service shaped the document

To put systems in place to ensure effective service delivery

Taking responsibility to support the country effort in the realization of millennium development goals (MDGs), to mitigate HIV and AIDS and TB, as well as challenges around maternal and child mortality