1. Click to edit Master subtitle style 9/8/11 Mpumalanga Department of Health FORENSIC PATHOLOGY SERVICES 6 September 2011

2. 9/8/11 FPS - Programme Background 2.1. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CONDITIONAL GRANT PURPOSE To render standardized and Impartial Forensic Medical Investigations on unnatural deaths in a safe environment throughout the Mpumalanga Province. OBJECTIVE To ensure impartial professional Forensic evidence for the Criminal Justice System concerning unnatural deaths. 2.2. PROGRAMME OR PROJECT LIST Forensic pathology service programme is aimed at ensuring accessible skilled and credible Forensic Medical Care in support of the Criminal Justice System. 2.3. FUNDING The annual allocation for 2011/12 Financial Year is R53 144 000 Service Performance outputs or outcomes are outlined in 2.4 below

3. 9/8/11 2.4 FPS SERVICE PERFORMANCE – Indicators and Targets PROJECT NAME PERFORMANCE INDICATOR MEASUREMENT UNIT ANNUAL TARGET QUARTERLY TARGET ACTUAL PERFORMANCE VARIANCEEXPLANATION 1.ACCESSIBLE AND CREDIBLE FORENSIC MEDICAL CARE No of sites rendering FPS Sites rendering FPS 20 191 No staff appointed for Carolina MLL No of Autopsies conducted Autopsies conducted 550012001004196 There is no control over this variable Number of Kilometers (KM) travelled for Forensic Medical Care KM travelled for Forensic Medical Care 180 000 KM45 000 KM136 726 KM91 726 KM Due to shortage of Medical Officers, corpses are transported from one station to another for post mortem 25 % of annual budget spent (R 12 928 666 of R53 144 000) FPS Grant spent100% 25% (R12 928 666) 15% (R7 750 918) 10% (R5 177 748) Personnel included in the cost per head of the first quarter not yet appointed No of new Medico Legal Laboratories (MLL) under construction MLL facilities under construction 221 (Piet Retief )1 Witbank Project not approved in the 2011/12 Infrastructure Year Plan No of asset registers developed Asset Registers Developed 1 Per facility NILTarget achieved

4. 9/8/11 2.4. FPS SERVICE PERFORMANCE – Indicators and Targets PROJECT NAME PERFORMANCE INDICATOR MEASUREMENT UNIT ANNUAL TARGETQUARTERLY TARGET ACTUAL PERFORMANCE VARIANCEEXPLANATION HUMAN RESOURCE ORGANOGRAM FILLED WITH QUALIFIED PERSONNEL No of FPS employees appointed including Specialists Appointment and compensation of employees as per organogram 118 9820 Moratorium on appointments affects the filling in of vacant funded posts No of Training sessions conducted Personnel developed in the FPS Profession and other courses 3066 Training on:  Budgeting  PMDS  Management of Information  Basic Autopsy Technique  Rules and Regulation for rendering FPS  Crime Scene Management No of Wellness, Counseling and Teambuilding sessions Conducted Wellness, Counseling and Teambuilding sessions Conducted 4110Target achieved SKILLED EMPLOYEES IN FPS

5. 9/8/11 2.4. FPS SERVICE PERFORMANCE – Indicators and Targets PROJECT NAME PERFORMANCE INDICATOR MEASUREMENT UNIT ANNUAL TARGET QUARTERLY TARGET ACTUAL PERFORMANCE VARIANCEEXPLANATION SECURED INFORMATION No of Monthly reports compiled Monthly reports compiled 12330 National Department of Health report on FPS Grant performance No of Quarterly reports compiled Quarterly reports compiled 4110 National Department of Health report on FPS Grant performance No of Annual reports compiled Annual reports compiled 1000 Annual report must be submitted by end of Financial Year Secured Information System per facility available 3000 Not planned for the First quarter

6. 9/8/11 2.5 FPS SERVICE PERFORMANCE – QUARTERLY EXPENDITURE 2.5.1. TOTAL CONDITIONAL GRANT EXPENDITURE ACTUAL EXPENDITURE FOR THE QUARTER EXPENDITURE TARGET FOR THE QUARTER VARIANCEEXPLANATION COMPARATIVE EXPENDITURE FIGURE FOR THE SAME QUARTER IN THE PREVIOUS FINANCIAL YEAR R 7 750 917.59R12 928 666R5 177 748 The non appointment of personnel has negative effects on the expenditure of the Grant(Expenditure on Goods and Services and Capital Assets is dependent on the availability of staff) R7 133 452 (14%)

7. 9/8/11 2.5. FPS SERVICE PERFORMANCE – QUARTERLY EXPENDITURE 2.5.2. TOTAL CONDITIONAL GRANT PROGRAMME/PROJECT EXPENDITURE ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATIONBUDGET1ST QUARTER BUDGETQUARTERLY EXPENDITURE % SPENT IN THE 1ST QUARTER OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET Compensation of EmployeesR36 086 000R 9 021 500R 6 477 41517.9 % Goods and ServicesR 14 328 000R3 582 000R 1 273 5038.9 % CapitalR 2 700 000R 0.00 0.0 % TotalR 53 144 000R 12 603 500R 7 750 91815 %

8. 9/8/11 2.6. CHALLENGES AND REMEDIAL STEPS CHALLENGESREMEDIAL STEPS Delay in the appointment of the Senior Manager FPSMake follow up with Human Resource Management Service rendered in Private Undertakers which is in contravention of Rules and regulations for rendering FPS in South Africa Consider upgrading the currently installed cold rooms in hospital to have reception,viewing areas, office space and store room for consumables Shortage of personnel due to delay in advertisement of posts Immediate filling of all vacant funded posts in the Forensic Pathology Service Grant Shortage of Specialist in FPS due to lack of Academic Institutions and suitable infrastructure M5 facility to be included in the Departmental Infrastructure Plan for 2012/13 Financial Year

9. 9/8/11 2.7. BUSINESS PLANS The grant has under spent as per first quarter target. The programme has an approved Business Plan for 2011/12 Financial Year (Copy herewith attached).