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Department of Health and Wellness

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:

  1. New Accreditation and Contracting requests 
  2. Maintenance of the Accreditation and Contracting database
  3. 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