Gauteng Department: Health
Contact Details
| Postal | Private Bag X085, Marshalltown, 2107 |
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| Physical | 45 Commissioner Street, Johannesburg, 2001 |
| Tel | 011 355 3000/3503/3477 |
| Web | www.gauteng.gov.za/health |
Overview
The mission of the Gauteng Department of Health is to transform the healthcare system by delivering high-quality, safe, and accessible health services through integrated, team-based care, enabled by digital e-Health solutions and a research-driven approach that is responsive, efficient, and supported by a skilled and motivated workforce.
The Department’s core mandate is to improve the health status of the population, enhance health services, secure better value for money, ensure effective organisation, provide integrated services and programmes that promote and protect health, and assist with ensuring good quality and sustainable livelihoods for the poor, vulnerable, and marginalised groups in society.
The Gauteng Department of Health subscribes to the following organisational values, which are in line with the Batho Pele principles: the Department is humane – it prioritises patient-centred care, ensuring that all healthcare services benefit every consumer, and ensures that its employees are valued and supported, as it works in the spirit of ubuntu; efficient – it optimises available resources and works collaboratively to deliver quality services with maximum impact, and focuses its efforts on improving productivity, ensuring that all actions are efficient, effective and professional; accountable – it holds every employee within it accountable for achieving health outcomes, ensuring that good governance practices are upheld at all levels, and is committed to being a responsible steward of the organisation’s mission; legally conscious – it adheres to constitutional democracy and the rule of law, ensuring all actions comply with legal standards and good governance, and actively rejects corruption and enforces consequence management for unethical behaviour; transparent – it maintains open communication by consulting and informing stakeholders about the healthcare services they are entitled to, and ensures all citizens have equal access to accurate and comprehensive information about these services; honest – it acts with integrity, demonstrating honesty, truthfulness, and consistency in everything it does, and fosters trust by upholding ethical standards and ensuring its work benefits both people and the environment; and innovative – it applies cutting-edge, innovative approaches to continuously improve healthcare services, and listens to its stakeholders and develops new solutions that meet their evolving needs.
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