Article

Description of surgical and anaesthetic services provided at two district hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal in relation to the surgical norms and standards outlined in the Service Package for District Hospitals

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 53 , issue 2 , 2011 , pages: 182–188

DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2011.10874082

Author(s): MI Siddique Department of Family Medicine, , AJ Ross Department of Family Medicine,

Keywords: surgical services , anaesthetics

Abstract

Background: Provision of surgical services at district hospitals (DHS) is cost effective and important. The District Hospital Service Package for South Africa (package of services) specifies the services that a district hospital should provide. The aim of this study was to document the surgical services provided at two DHS in KwaZulu-Natal and to compare this with the recommendations in the package of services.

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