Strategic Purchasing
Strategic Purchasing fundamentally aims to align funding and incentives with intended health services. This is achieved by linking the allocation of pooled funds to services/providers, at least in part, to information on population needs/priority interventions, or aspects of provider performance. Strategic Purchasing also exists as a fundamental healthcare financing reform to accelerate progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
Strategic Purchasing is made up of three (3) aspects:
- What to buy? – Which services will respond to the needs of the target population, how will the benefit package be defined?
- From whom to buy? – Which providers, public and/or private, or combination thereof will be able to effectively deliver those services?
- How to buy? – How will providers be paid, at what rates, what are the contracting terms and how will compliance be monitored?
The unit is made up of the following:
- New Accreditation and Contracting requests
- Maintenance of the Accreditation and Contracting database
- Reporting on Strategic Purchasing
Contact Details:
For any queries, suggestions and comments:
Michael Edward Manning
E-mail: Michael.Manning@westerncape.gov.za
Cell: +27 84 200 1269
Inge Cunningham
E-mail: Inge.Cunningham@westerncape.gov.za
Cell: +27 82 925 2985
Muhammad Ali Moosajee
E-mail: Muhammad.Moosajee@westerncape.gov.za
Cell: +27 84 612 0391