The latest news from the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), protecting the public and guiding the professions.
The Association of Medical Councils of Africa (AMCOA) held its 24th Annual General Meeting on 6 October 2022, where the President of the Health Professions… Read More »Prof Simon Nemutandani appointed as the new AMCOA President
GEMS strives to build strong, long-term relationships with the healthcare professionals who provide care to the growing Scheme membership. GEMS healthcare provider networks were established… Read More »Benefits of joining the GEMS Specialist Network
HPCSA met with AfriForum on Tuesday, 6 September 2022 to the discuss issues relating to registration and the downloading of the certificates by healthcare practitioners,… Read More »Committed to collaboration
The Professional Board of Dietetics and Nutrition (DNB) invite practitioners and students to submit their banner designs for the upcoming Nutrition Congress 2023 as described… Read More »Banner designs for Nutrition Congress
A Certificate of Status (COS – also referred to as Certificate of Good Standing) indicates that the applicant is in good standing. For South African registered… Read More »How apply for a Certificate of Status from the HPCSA
The HPCSA has updated the ethical guidelines for Telehealth (formerly called Telemedicine) to allow remote management of patients. Practitioners are reminded that, notwithstanding amendments as… Read More »HPCSA Telehealth Guidelines
As healthcare practitioners, we are aware that keeping accurate and up-to-date patient records is an integral part of patient/client consultations and maintaining professional practice. It… Read More »Patient Records – HPCSA ethical principles and professional conduct
The HPCSA is currently enhancing its online platform which is aimed at ensuring that the HPCSA upholds its mandate and becomes a more effective and… Read More »HPCSA ramps up online service offering
The Health Professions Council of South Africa is pleased to announce the Minister of Health’s decision, of appointing Dr Thabo Pinkoane as the Acting Registrar/CEO… Read More »HPCSA Acting Registrar/CEO
Practitioners are invited to register for the AMCOA International Conference hosted by the HPCSA 3 – 6 October 2022 at the Sun City Resort, North West, South Africa.
The HPCSA portal allows practitioners to manage their registration online. In this post we explain how to log into the portal, apply for community service,… Read More »How to log a service request through the HPCSA portal
The HPCSA’s online portal is operational, this allows for practitioners to perform their own requirements of functions that were previously conducted manually. As part of… Read More »Closure of HPCSA info email address
Practitioners can update their personal details online by logging a service request with the HPCSA as explained below. The HPCSA portal also allows practitioners to… Read More »Updating contact details on HPCSA portal
The Department of Health (DoH) announced changes to its COVID-19 vaccination programme as part of ongoing efforts guided by scientific evidence to increase vaccine uptake… Read More »COVID-19 vaccination changes
The HPCSA will be conducting its client satisfaction survey for 2021. Various practitioners will be randomly selected to participate in the survey by Data Management… Read More »HPCSA Client Satisfaction Survey
The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has amended the following aspects of its Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programme: The process of randomly selecting… Read More »Amendments to CPD programme
The first robotic surgical operation in a government hospital was performed on 22 February 2022 at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town. The surgical robotic programme… Read More »Robotic surgery at public health institution
As we bid farewell to 2021, I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on the challenges and triumphs that have crossed our path… Read More »Message from HPCSA President
Practitioners who have not yet paid their annual fees are urged to so by 30 November 2021 or face suspension from the register. The announcement… Read More »Suspension from HPCSA register due to non-payment of annual fees
Healthcare workers who participated in the initial Sisonke Study are now eligible for the booster shot of J&J under the second phase of this project.… Read More »Booster shots for healthcare practitioners