No solution in sight as KZN hospital does not have budget for spectacles
Wentworth Hospital Gateway clinic in KwaZulu-Natal cannot issue spectacles to 300 patients as it had exhausted the budget in October last year.The Wentworth Hospital Gateway Clinic in KwaZulu-Natal has a backlog of 300 patients who are waiting to be issued with spectacles.
There is no optometrist employed at Wentworth Hospital Gateway Clinic. However, the facility receives support from a visiting optometrist once a week. There is one ophthalmic nurse employed at the clinic. The budget allocated to the hospital over the past years was insufficient to create new posts. The hospital has included the filling of the optometrist post in the budget bid for 2023/24. Additional funds for spectacles have also been requested.
“Unless the ANC government is prepared to systematically upgrade and maintain health facilities and capacitate them with staff and equipment, the NHI does not have any hope of success. And, while much lip service is being paid to this, the reality is that hospitals and clinics are in perpetual decline,” Clarke said.
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