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

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 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 FUNDING The annual allocation for 2011/12 Financial Year is R Service Performance outputs or outcomes are outlined in 2.4 below

9/8/ 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 No staff appointed for Carolina MLL No of Autopsies conducted Autopsies conducted There is no control over this variable Number of Kilometers (KM) travelled for Forensic Medical Care KM travelled for Forensic Medical Care KM KM KM KM Due to shortage of Medical Officers, corpses are transported from one station to another for post mortem 25 % of annual budget spent (R of R ) FPS Grant spent100% 25% (R ) 15% (R ) 10% (R ) 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

9/8/ 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 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

9/8/ 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 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

9/8/ FPS SERVICE PERFORMANCE – QUARTERLY EXPENDITURE 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 R R 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) R (14%)

9/8/ FPS SERVICE PERFORMANCE – QUARTERLY EXPENDITURE TOTAL CONDITIONAL GRANT PROGRAMME/PROJECT EXPENDITURE ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATIONBUDGET1ST QUARTER BUDGETQUARTERLY EXPENDITURE % SPENT IN THE 1ST QUARTER OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET Compensation of EmployeesR R R % Goods and ServicesR R R % CapitalR R % TotalR R R %

9/8/ 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

9/8/ 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).