NO SINGING REQUIRED
Congratulations to our outstanding top HPCSA Departmental Idols for 2014 (trust me, there was definitely no singing involved). The Departmental Idol Awards aim to recognise… Read More »NO SINGING REQUIRED
HPCSA Corporate Affairs
ON THE GROUND: MASHUDU REBECCA HAJI
Payroll officer Mashudu Haji gives us a glimpse of the real person behind the efficient individual who ensures that we all get paid! In this… Read More »ON THE GROUND: MASHUDU REBECCA HAJI
THINK OF A NAME AND WIN A PRIZE!
The PR department needs your help coming up with a new name for the Crew News- the employee newsletter for the HPCSA. Feeling creative and inspired?… Read More »THINK OF A NAME AND WIN A PRIZE!
EMPLOYEE EDUCATION
We often find ourselves so busy with day-to-day duties that we forget about ourselves. The HPCSA life cover is a compulsory benefit of the HPCSA… Read More »EMPLOYEE EDUCATION
TIPS, TIPS AND MORE TIPS
Spending can get out of hand during the Festive Season. Here are some tips to help you avoid that trap. With the Festive Season around… Read More »TIPS, TIPS AND MORE TIPS
HOME SECURITY DURING THE HOLIDAYS
With the holidays just around the corner, most people will be traveling. Many burglaries occur during this time. How do you bulletproof your home for… Read More »HOME SECURITY DURING THE HOLIDAYS
JUST FOR LAUGHS
The Festive Season is a time to relax and share a few laughs! Mistakes I never make the same mistake twice. I make it 5-6… Read More »JUST FOR LAUGHS
Off Site Registration 2014
Once again, the HPCSA will be conducting off site registrations. The aim is to make your registration process as simple as possible. The off-site registration… Read More »Off Site Registration 2014
Private and public health providers must join hands
Public-Private Partnerships are fundamental to achieving universal health coverage, writes Dr Terence Carter, a Deputy Director General in the National Department of Health. South Africa… Read More »Private and public health providers must join hands
Focus on teeth and gums
Oral problems affect our daily life in terms of dental function, pain and economic cost. The reduction of oral diseases through oral health promotion and… Read More »Focus on teeth and gums
Good news for heart health
A revolutionary treatment for heart disease, approved by the HPCSA, is becoming more accessible to South Africans – and a local medical professional is making… Read More »Good news for heart health
Listen up!
The Speech, Language and Hearing professional board has provided hearing professionals and the public with some guidelines on how to offer hearing screening. Within the… Read More »Listen up!
Advice on employment contracts
The HPCSA cautions practitioners who are considering engaging in employment with private entities to consider carefully the type of contractual arrangement they enter into. Practitioners… Read More »Advice on employment contracts
Protect your practice number
Healthcare practitioners should not hand over their practice number details over to employers, warns the HPCSA. The Undesirable Business Practices Committee of the HPCSA recently… Read More »Protect your practice number
Confusion around prescription cleared up
Dental therapists can prescribe medicines – providing they stick to the official list. The HPCSA has retracted a note published in the Dental Therapy, Oral… Read More »Confusion around prescription cleared up
Deadline for dental exams
Dental assistants are reminded to diarise the dates for the board examination for those registered under the “grandfather clause”. The 2015 board examination for student… Read More »Deadline for dental exams
Implications of embarking on a strike
The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) is not in favour of solving disputes and disagreements with strikes. As a regulatory body with a… Read More »Implications of embarking on a strike