4 December 2008

South African Nursing Council – Year End Closure

22 December 2008 – 2 January 2009

The South African Nursing Council (SANC) offices will be closed at the year end from 22 December 2008 to 2 January 2009.

The SANC offices will reopen at 08:00 on 5 January 2009.

Kindly inform all persons in your institutions so that they are aware in advance of the dates the Council will be closed.

We apologise in advance for any inconvenience that this arrangement may cause you.

Signed
Ms H Subedar

Registrar and CEO
S A Nursing Council

Contact person regarding enquiries about this circular:  Ms Party-day Moloi

Telephone 012 426 9542

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17 November 2008

South African Nursing Council
Examination Schedule – 2009

Click here to see the Examination Schedule for 2009.

Kindly take note of the following requirements applicable to the Council examinations. 

1. The closing date for examination should be strictly adhered to and no exceptions or allowances will be made to extend these dates. 

2. Only registered students/pupils will be eligible to enter for an examination:  The head of the nursing education institution must ensure that all students/pupils are registered with the Council within the prescribed period (this does not apply to the Admission Examination for Enrolled Nursing or to the Admission Examination for Foreign Nurses).

3. The Council will only process examination applications for entry into the Council examinations that meet the following requirements:

a)    submitted on the Council’s Application for Examination Form which is completed in full and signed by the relevant person(s).  (The name/s and surname as appearing in the identity document.)

b)    accompanied by the prescribed fee or proof of payment of the fee into the Council’s bank account, such payment should be done by the school (group payment) and not by individual students.  The latter delays processing of applications as some payments are outstanding at the time of processing:  Banking details are as follows: 

 c)    includes all the required documentation.

4. Only those students/pupils that have been issued an examination number will be eligible to write Council examination.

5. All practical MARK SHEETS must be submitted to Council by the end of the month in which the examination is written. Examination results cannot be processed if practical MARK SHEETS as per the SANC format are not submitted on time.

6. The SANC requests the NEIs not to coerse the invigilator/s to enclose the practical mark sheet or any other document with the Examination package.

7. The Council reserves the right to cancel an examination reflected on the schedule if there are insufficient candidates for such an examination(s).

8. The SANC requests the NEIs to inform all learners to refrain from individually contacting the Council to enquire about examination results.

9. In respect of the Admission Examination for the Course Leading to Enrolment as a Nurse, the school has a responsibility to identify a learner(s) who cannot be admitted into the second year of the Course Leading to Enrolment as a Nurse (R.2175) before the learner has written and successfully passed the admission examination for the R.2175 course.  No learner(s) shall be allowed to write the final year examination of the R.2175 course before they have passed the Admission examination.

Signed
HASINA SUBEDAR
REGISTRAR & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
THE S A NURSING COUNCIL 

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8 September 2008

Increases in Nursing Council Fees

South African Nursing Council has contained the increase to its fees for the last two years. Due to factors beyond our control we regret to inform you that it has become necessary to increase fees at this time. The decision of Council to increase fees was influenced largely by inflation and the new legislative requirements which placed a drastic increase in resource demands on the Council. The Nursing Act, 2005 promulgated in February 2008 has imposed a number of new regulatory responsibilities and processes which must be performed by the Nursing Council and fulfillment of these require an increase of resources to establish.

Examples of additional regulatory responsibilities include:

	Implement new categories of nurses and scopes of practice;
	Introduce a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) system for nursing;
	Institute an appeals mechanism; and
	Expand the investigation role of Nursing Council to include cases of poor quality of nursing in institutions.

Nursing Council wishes to assure stakeholders that it is committed to a programme of continuous improvement of service delivery through systems improvement and the use of technology. We have also ensured that the increased fees remain in line with or lower than all other professional fees for health workers in South Africa.

Notice of Increase in Fees

You are hereby notified that increases in South African Nursing Council fees have been published in Government Gazette No. 31374 dated 5 September 2008. This circular contains details of all the increased fees and the dates from which they will be applied.

Copies of Government Gazette No. 31374 of 5 September 2008 are attached to this circular for your information. Copies of the Government Gazette can be purchased from the Government Printers.

Annual Fees for 2009 will increase from 1 October 2008

The Annual Fees for 2009 will increase from the date of publication of the notice in the Gazette. For practical purposes, the increased Annual Fees for 2009 will be payable for all amounts received on or after Wednesday 1 October 2008.

This means that in respect of payments for 2009 Annual Fees made prior to 1 October 2008:

1. A person who has paid the annual fee (in full) prior to the above date will not have to pay the difference between the old and the new fees.

2. If fees have been paid via postal services and the posting date on the article is before 1 October 2008, the person will not be expected to pay the difference.

3. If fees have been paid electronically and the payment appears on the Nursing Council bank statement before 1 October 2008, the person will not be expected to pay the difference. In this regard, please check the rules of your own banking institution regarding the effective date for payments made electronically. Council will not make any exceptions in this regard since these rules form part of the electronic banking agreement between the client and the banking institution.

All Restoration Fees will increase from 1 October 2008

The Restoration Fees will increase with effect from Wednesday 1 October 2008.

Other Fees that will increase from 1 October 2008

The following fees will also increase with effect from Wednesday 1 October 2008.

VAT

Please note that the above fees all include VAT at the current rate of 14%.

Signed
Hasina Subedar
Registrar and Chief Executive Officer 

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6 August 2008

Reinstatement of Ms Hasina Subedar as Registrar

Following the outcome of the much publicized CCMA case between Ms Hasina Subedar and the South African Nursing Council, Ms Subedar has been reinstated as Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the South African Nursing Council with effect from 1 July 2008.

On behalf of Council, I welcome Ms Subedar back as Registrar and wish her every success as together we strive to achieve the level of service to the public of South Africa envisioned in the new Nursing Act, 2005.

Our heartfelt thanks are extended to the Minister of Health, Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang for seconding Ms Thandi Manganye to the Nursing Council as Acting Registrar during this period. Ms Manganye’s contribution to the Nursing Council is appreciated by both the Council and the Administration. We wish her well as she returns to her post in the National Department of Health.

Signed
Ms N J Makhanya
Chairperson
South African Nursing Council

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5 August 2008

The South African Nursing Council is very pleased to announce the launch of:

eRegister

eRegister is the South African Nursing Council Electronic Register of Nurses and Midwives.

eRegister is published in terms of section 35 of the Nursing Act, 2005 as a COPY of the official register. It is primarily intended for use by those who need to verify the registration status of a practitioner and the validity of the original documents presented by the practitioner. Practitioners may also use eRegister to confirm their own registration status.

You can access eRegister from the SANC website or directly by typing the following address in your web browser:

www.sanc.co.za/eregister

TIP: Once the “Conditions of Use” page opens, save it as one of your FAVOURITES and you won’t have to remember the address each time you use it.

USING eRegister

In order to use eRegister you will need to know either the practitioner’s SANC number or South African Identity Number.

eRegister has been designed to be as simple to use as possible. If you read the instructions on each screen, and follow them, you should not have any difficulty. Take a moment to read through the Help page before getting started as it contains additional information to assist you. Please read all notes boxes carefully – they contain important information about the information displayed using eRegister.

TIP: The easiest and fastest way to use eRegister is by using just the numeric keypad and the Enter key. 

IMPORTANT NOTES ON USING eRegister

Employers are cautioned that they may not rely solely on eRegister when checking the credentials of a new employee. The applicant’s identity must be authenticated by the production of the necessary identity documents and the necessary original documents which serve as proof of registration in terms of the Nursing Act, 2005.

Once the employee’s true identity has been established, eRegister can be used to monitor the on-going registration status of the practitioner.

CONFIDENTIALITY

In order to protect practitioners, confidential information such as contact details, etc. will not be made available on eRegister. For the same reason, users will not be able to use the system to extract lists of practitioners. Criteria searches such as those which may be required by recruitment organizations will also not be permitted.

Signed
Ms Hasina Subedar
Registrar and CEO

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