Table 7 Actors involved in development of the provincial mental health and general health policy documents
Province | Free State | Western Cape | Limpopo | KwaZulu-Natal | Mpumalanga | Eastern Cape | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Policy document | Mental health care policy and procedures policy. 2004 year of review: 2009 #outdated | 5-year strategic plan 2010/11–2014/15 #outdated | Healthcare 2030: the Road to Wellness | Annual performance plan 2008/09-2011 #outdated | Strategic plan 2015–2019 | Annual performance plan 2016/17 | Annual performance plan 2013/14–2015/16 |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 |
Actors | Assistant manager (mental health and substance abuse); manager (personal health); and various unspecified stakeholders from all other departments and at all levels from bottom up | Top management structures, management structures, acting HOD and MEC | Unspecified internal and external stakeholders (the public, geographic service area management teams, provincial cabinet | The works of the department were coordinated by the head office which provides the legislative interface between the governments, civil society and other relevant unspecified stakeholders, and provides strategic direction and overall management and administration of the department | The unspecified internal and external stakeholders | The document was developed by the provincial department of health in Mpumalanga, under the guidance of the MEC | Department of health |
Inclusion of child and adolescent mental health expects and users in the formulation of these policies | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | |