Invitation to nominate members to hospital facility boards and clinic committees

Be the voice of your community!

Want to make a difference as a voice for your community? Then you are invited to serve as a clinic committee / hospital board member and represent your health facility and community.

The Provincial Minister of Health and Wellness therefore invites bodies to nominate persons to serve on newly constituted clinic committees and hospital boards for the period 2024-2027, as per the advert put out by the department in 2023 with a closing date of 10 November 2024.

Application process

Nomination forms may be obtained from and delivered to your nearest health facility.

They may also be obtained from the relevant contact persons: 

Qualifying criteria 

In accordance with section 5(1) of the Act, the Provincial Minister must appoint to a Board not more than 14 members, including -

a) Persons representing a community or communities served by the health hospital for which the board is established.

b) At least one person with technical expertise in business, law, finance, accounting, or some other area relevant to the functions of the Board.

c) The head of the hospital.

d) At least one person representing the clinical staff of the relevant hospital, nominated by the clinical staff of said hospital.

e) At least one person representing the non-clinical staff of the relevant hospital, nominated by the non-clinical staff of said hospital; and

f) In the case of a hospital where health professionals are trained, at least one person representing academic interests of the hospital, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor of the relevant university.

In accordance with section 6(1) of the Act, the Provincial Minister must appoint to a Committee not more than 12 members, including -

a) One or more councilors of the municipal council for the municipal area in which the primary health care facility is situated, nominated by the municipal council or a health-related committee of the municipal council.

b) Members of the community or communities served by the primary health care facility for which the Committee is established.

c) The head of the primary health care facility.

For all nominees the following information is required:

1. A signed copy of the nomination form.

2. The name of the facility for which the nomination is made.

3. The full name and address of the nominee.

4. A signed copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae.

5. The motivation for considering the nominee a suitable member of the Board/Committee.

6. A declaration by the nominee of his or her willingness to be a member of the Board/Committee.

7. In addition to the above, for nominees in terms of section 5(1)(a) and 6(1)b of the Act, i.e., for community representatives, the following information must accompany the nominations:

• The full name and address of the community body nominating the candidate and a copy of its constitution or other founding document.
• An indication whether the nominee is a member of the nominating body and, if so, the length of the nominee’s membership, and if the nominee is not a member, why the body nominates that person.
   

Persons or bodies making nominations and nominees must please take note of the following:

• The appointment to the Board or Committee vests within the authority of the Provincial Minister of Health and Wellness.  
• The appointment to a board or committee is a voluntary one with not remuneration attached to it.
• Members may however be reimbursed for certain travelling and subsistence expenses incurred.
• Training will be provided to all members. 
  
   

Download Nomination forms here: