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Communication Current

HPCSA arrests three bogus practitioners in Springs	View document
More bogus practitioners arrested	View document
Inspectorate Office continues to arrest bogus practitioners	View document
Mental Health Awareness Psychology Board Final	View document
HPCSA Practitioner Symposium - Nelspruit	View document
HPCSA Sweeping the Streets Clean	View document
World Environmental Health	View document
Unregistered Practitioners Arrested in KZN Tongaat	View document
Tshepisong Public Awareness	View document
HPCSA Warns Against Employing Unregistered Locums	View document
Tips and Tricks to Maintain a Healthy Mouth	View document
HPCSA Inspectorate Office arrests a receptionist masquerading as an optometrist	View document
Congratulations to Professor Matshidza	View document
Unregistered practitioners arrested in Diepsloot	View document
Winterton Public Awareness	View document
1st HPCSA National Conference	View document
Revised Mandate of the Psychometrics Committee of the Professional Board for Psychology	View document
Unregistered Practitioner Arrested in Durban	View document
Erased Locum Arrested in Mitchells Plain	View document
HPCSA in Collaboration with SANCA "Kick Your Habit" Drug Awareness Week	View document
Appointment of Dr Zweli-Mkhize as Minister of Health	View document
PSB Statement on the study of Coloured Women by Niewoudt and Colleagues	View document
HPCSA Cleans up the Profession	View document
HPCSA Practitioner Symposium - Mthatha	View document
HPCSA Achieving Significant Strides	View document
Registered Practitioners Employing Unregistered Locums	View document
Cautioning Against Unethical Behaviour Conducted by Registered Practitioners	View document
Judgement on the Gauteng Division, Pretoria by Judge Poterill in the Matter of Dr Wouter Basson and the HPCSA	View document
HPCSA Practitioner Symposium - Midrand	View document
Bogus Practitioner Arrested in Nigel	View document
Practitioner Roadshow - North West	View document
Congratulations to Professor Tshifularo	View document
Ladysmith Symposium	View document
HPCSA Welcomes New Registrar/CEO	View document

Annual Report

Annual Report 2018/2019

Statistics

This page contains statistical information about list of Registered persons with the Council. The statistics were last updated on 01 September 2019.

Intern

BRD_NAME	REG_CODE	REG_NAME	Total
MEDICAL AND DENTAL PROFESSIONS BOARD	GCIN	INTERN GENETIC COUNSELLOR	8
	GRIN	INTERN GENETIC COUNSELLOR	4
	IN	INTERN	3 718
	MSIN	INTERN MEDICAL SCIENTIST	243
	MWIN	INTERN MEDICAL BIOLOGICAL SCIENTIST	26
	PHIN	INTERN MEDICAL PHYSICIST	30
MEDICAL AND DENTAL PROFESSIONS BOARD Total			4 029
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY	MTIN	MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INTERN	807
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY Total			807
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, MEDICAL ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS AND ARTS THERAPY	ATIN	ARTS THERAPIST INTERN	10
	OSIN	INTERN MEDICAL ORTHOTIST AND PROSTHETIST	255
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, MEDICAL ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS AND ARTS THERAPY Total			265
PHYSIOTHERAPY, PODIATRY AND BIOKINETICS	BKIN	INTERN BIOKINETICIST	1 032
PHYSIOTHERAPY, PODIATRY AND BIOKINETICS Total			1 032
PSYCHOLOGY	PSIN	INTERN PSYCHOLOGIST	913
PSYCHOLOGY Total			913
			7 046

Practitioner	DENTAL THERAPY AND ORAL HYGIENE	DA	DENTAL ASSISTANT	4 579
		OH	ORAL HYGIENIST	1 248
		SDA	DENTAL ASSISTANT (SUPPLEMENTARY REGISTER) - CLOSED	1
		TT	DENTAL THERAPIST	777
	DENTAL THERAPY AND ORAL HYGIENE Total			6 605
	DIETETICS	DT	DIETITIAN	3 582
		NT	NUTRITIONIST	238
	DIETETICS Total			3 820
	EMERGENCY CARE PRACTITIONERS	ANA	AMBULANCE EMERGENCY ASSISTANT	11 123
		ANT	PARAMEDIC	1 512
		BAA	BASIC AMBULANCE ASSISTANT	43 058
		ECP	EMERGENCY CARE PRACTITIONER	752
		ECT	EMERGENCY CARE TECHNICIAN	1 129
		OECO	OPERATIONAL EMERGENCY CARE ORDERLY	463
	EMERGENCY CARE PRACTITIONERS Total			58 037
	ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS	FI	FOOD INSPECTOR	9
		HI	ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER	3 875
		HIA	ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANT	69
	ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS Total			3 953
	MEDICAL AND DENTAL PROFESSIONS BOARD	BE	BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER	2
		CA	CLINICAL ASSOCIATE	879
		DP	DENTIST	6 407
		GC	GENETIC COUNSELLOR	20
		GR	GENETIC COUNSELLOR	14
		KB	CLINICAL BIOCHEMIST	9
		MP	MEDICAL PRACTITIONER	46 096
		MS	MEDICAL BIOLOGICAL SCIENTIST	290
		MW	MEDICAL BIOLOGICAL SCIENTIST	385
		PH	MEDICAL PHYSICIST	156
		SMW	SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL SCIENTIST	3
	MEDICAL AND DENTAL PROFESSIONS BOARD Total			54 261
	MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY	CT	CYTO-TECHNICIAN	1
		GT	MEDICAL TECHNICIAN	4 022
		LA	LABORATORY ASSISTANT	924
		MLS	MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENTIST	174
		MT	MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST	5 994
		SGT	SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN	16
		SLA	SUPPLEMENTARY LABORATORY ASSISTANT	171
	MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY Total			11 302
	OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, MEDICAL ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS AND ARTS THERAPY	AOS	ASST MED ORTH PROST & LEATHERWORKER	4
		AT	ARTS THERAPIST	91
		OB	ORTHOPAEDIC FOOTWEAR TECHNICIAN	48
		OS	MEDICAL ORTHOTIST AND PROSTHETIST	613
		OSA	ORTHOPAEDIC TECHNICAL ASSISTANT	79
		OT	OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST	5 473
		OTB	OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT	73
		OTT	OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY TECHNICIAN	457
		SOS	SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL ORTHOTIST AND PROSTHETIST	1
	OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, MEDICAL ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS AND ARTS THERAPY Total			6 839
	OPTOMETRY AND DISPENSING OPTICIANS	OD	DISPENSING OPTICIAN	145
		OP	OPTOMETRIST	3 859
		OR	ORTHOPTIST	10
		SOD	SUPPLEMENTARY OPTICAL DISPENSER	2
		SOP	SUPPLEMENTARY OPTOMETRIST	8
	OPTOMETRY AND DISPENSING OPTICIANS Total			4 024
	PHYSIOTHERAPY, PODIATRY AND BIOKINETICS	BK	BIOKINETICIST	1 851
		CH	PODIATRIST	323
		MA	MASSEUR	2
		PT	PHYSIOTHERAPIST	7 945
		PTA	PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSISTANT	160
		PTT	PHYSIOTHERAPY TECHNICIAN	46
		RM	REMEDIAL GYMNAST	1
		SCH	SUPPLEMENTARY PODIATRIST	3
		SPT	SUPPLEMENTARY PHYSIOTHERAPIST	2
	PHYSIOTHERAPY, PODIATRY AND BIOKINETICS Total			10 333
	PSYCHOLOGY	PM	PSYCHO-TECHNICIAN	16
		PMT	PSYCHOMETRIST	2 127
		PRC	REGISTERED COUNSELLOR	2 570
		PS	PSYCHOLOGIST	8 906
	PSYCHOLOGY Total			13 619
	RADIOGRAPHY AND CLINICAL TECHNOLOGY	DR	RADIOGRAPHER	7 921
		EE	ELECTRO-ENCEPHALOGRAPHIC TECHNICIAN	57
		KT	CLINICAL TECHNOLOGIST	819
		KTG	GRADUATE CLINICAL TECHNOLOGIST	626
		RLT	RADIATION TECHNOLOGIST	11
		RSDR	RESTRICTED SUPP DIAG RADIOGRAPHER	3
		SDR	SUPPLEMENTARY DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHER	163
		SKT	SUPPLEMENTARY CLINICAL TECHNOLOGIST	2
	RADIOGRAPHY AND CLINICAL TECHNOLOGY Total			9 602
	SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND HEARING PROFESSIONS	AM	AUDIOMETRICIAN	4
		AU	AUDIOLOGIST	713
		GAK	HEARING AID ACOUSTICIAN	147
		SAU	SUPPLEMENTARY AUDIOLOGIST	1
		SGAK	SUPPLEMENTARY HEARING AID ACOUSTICIAN	4
		SGG	COMMUNITY SPEECH AND HEARING WORKER	13
		SGK	SPEECH AND HEARING CORRECTIONIST	4
		SHA	SPEECH AND HEARING ASSISTANT	3
		SSTA	SUPPLEMENTARY SPEECH THERAPIST AND AUDIOLOGIST	1
		ST	SPEECH THERAPIST	1 202
		STA	SPEECH THERAPIST AND AUDIOLOGIST	1 595
		STB	SPEECH THERAPY ASSISTANT	1
	SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND HEARING PROFESSIONS Total			3 688
Practitioner Total				186 083

Student	DENTAL THERAPY AND ORAL HYGIENE	DA S	STUDENT DENTAL ASSISTANT	2 027
		OH S	STUDENT ORAL HYGIENIST	334
		TT S	STUDENT DENTAL THERAPIST	318
	DENTAL THERAPY AND ORAL HYGIENE Total			2 679
	DIETETICS	DT S	STUDENT DIETITIAN	1 475
		NT S	STUDENT NUTRITIONIST	282
		NT V	NUTRITION VISITING STUDENT	2
	DIETETICS Total			1 759
	EMERGENCY CARE PRACTITIONERS	ANTS	STUDENT PARAMEDIC	506
		ECPS	STUDENT EMERGENCY CARE PRACTITIONER	915
		ECPV	ECP VISITING STUDENT	23
		ECTS	STUDENT EMERGENCY CARE TECHNICIAN	688
	EMERGENCY CARE PRACTITIONERS Total			2 132
	ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS	HI S	STUDENT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICER	1 868
	ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS Total			1 868
	MEDICAL AND DENTAL PROFESSIONS BOARD	CA S	STUDENT CLINICAL ASSOCIATE	541
		DP S	STUDENT DENTIST	1 053
		GC S	STUDENT GENETIC COUNSELLOR	2
		GR S	STUDENT GENETIC COUNSELLOR	1
		IN S	STUDENT INTERN	2 157
		MP S	MEDICAL STUDENT	13 346
		MS S	STUDENT MEDICAL SCIENTIST	615
		MW S	STUDENT MEDICAL SCIENTIST	68
		PH S	STUDENT MEDICAL PHYSICIST	31
		VS	VISITING STUDENT	327
	MEDICAL AND DENTAL PROFESSIONS BOARD Total			18 141
	MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY	GT S	STUDENT MEDICAL TECHNICIAN	2 925
		LA S	STUDENT LABORATORY ASSISTANT	1 006
		MT S	STUDENT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST	4 847
	MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY Total			8 778
	OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, MEDICAL ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS AND ARTS THERAPY	AT S	ARTS THERAPY STUDENT	55
		OS S	STUDENT MEDICAL ORTHOTIST AND PROSTHETIST	403
		OT S	STUDENT OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST	1 933
		OTBS	STUDENT OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT	32
		OTES	DELETED - ART THERAPY STUDENT	7
	OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, MEDICAL ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS AND ARTS THERAPY Total			2 430
	OPTOMETRY AND DISPENSING OPTICIANS	OD S	STUDENT DISPENSING OPTICIAN	349
		OP S	STUDENT OPTOMETRIST	825
		OPVS	VISITING STUDENT OPTOMETRY	4
	OPTOMETRY AND DISPENSING OPTICIANS Total			1 178
	PHYSIOTHERAPY, PODIATRY AND BIOKINETICS	BK S	STUDENT BIOKINETICIST	1 186
		CH S	STUDENT PODIATRIST	311
		PT S	STUDENT PHYSIOTHERAPIST	2 172
	PHYSIOTHERAPY, PODIATRY AND BIOKINETICS Total			3 669
	PSYCHOLOGY	PMTS	STUDENT PSYCHOMETRIST	943
		PS S	STUDENT PSYCHOLOGIST	1 504
		PS V	PSYCHOLOGY VISITING STUDENT	5
		SRC	STUDENT REGISTERED COUNSELLOR	3 012
	PSYCHOLOGY Total			5 464
	RADIOGRAPHY AND CLINICAL TECHNOLOGY	DR S	STUDENT RADIOGRAPHER	2 731
		DR V	VISITING STUDENT RADIOGRAPHER	49
		EE S	STUDENT ELECTRO-ENCEPHALOGRAPHIC TECHNICIAN	137
		KT S	STUDENT CLINICAL TECHNOLOGIST	532
		RLTS	STUDENT RADIATION TECHNOLOGIST	1
		SDRS	STUDENT SUPPLEMENTARY DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHER	9
	RADIOGRAPHY AND CLINICAL TECHNOLOGY Total			3 459
	SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND HEARING PROFESSIONS	AU S	STUDENT AUDIOLOGIST	534
		GAKS	STUDENT HEARING AID ACOUSTICIAN	31
		ST S	STUDENT SPEECH THERAPIST	807
		STAS	STUDENT SPEECH THERAPIST AND AUDIOLOGIST	290
		STAV	STA VISITNG STUDENT	4
	SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND HEARING PROFESSIONS Total			1 666
Student Total				53 223
Grand Total				246 352

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