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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Western Cape Government"”.
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Assessing use of the South African triage scale in the Western Cape government emergency medical services system
… the South Africa Triage Scale (SATS) is used by Western Cape EMS providers for prehospital triage. Findings may help enhance the application of SATS for prehospital triage in the Western Cape. Additionally, findings could provide evidence to encourage the adoption, or rejection, of SATS triage by …
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Factors relating to and impacting eGovernment readiness in South Africa : a case of the Western Cape Government
… have become increasingly important in enabling governments to deliver services to their citizens. Developing countries have limited understanding of what needs to be in place for governments to be considered ready for the implementation of eGovernment projects. As a result, most developing …
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A retrospective study of the prehospital burden of trauma managed by the Western Cape Government emergency medical service
… and common trauma emergencies managed by the Western Cape Government emergency medical service (WCG EMS) in South Africa. Methods: The WCG EMS call centre registry was retrospectively analysed for all trauma patients managed between 01 July 2017 to 30 June 2018. A descriptive analysis of the …
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Barriers and enablers to the emergence of distributed leadership in a Western Cape Government Health and Wellness district hospital
… leadership in one district hospital in the Western Cape province, South Africa, seeking to identify evidence of distributed leadership and the factors influencing its emergence. Data were extracted from 28 academic theses, policies and strategic documents relating to health leadership, …
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Inter-facility transfers in the Cape Town Metropole by the Western Cape Government Emergency Medical Service: A retrospective, descriptive study
… needs are met by the level of care provided. The Western Cape Government annual report of 2017/2018 states that 31.6 % of the workload of the Western Cape Government Emergency Medical Service (WCGEMS), is inter-facility transfers. Objectives This study describes the inter-facility, road-based …
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An audit of the prevalence of abnormal fasting blood glucose levels in patients presenting for elective surgery at a selection of Western Cape government hospitals
… non-cardiac, non-obstetric surgical patients in Western Cape hospitals. The secondary objectives were to assess the glycaemic control and compliance with treatment of known diabetics. Methods. This was a five-day, multicentre, prospective observational study performed at six government-funded …
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on EMS practitioners in the Western Cape: strategies to enhance wellness
… design, using instrumental case study at the Western Cape Government Emergency Medical Services, Khayelitsha base, Cape Town, this research delved into the experiences of emergency medical care providers during the pandemic, the psycho-social effects the pandemic had on these providers, the …
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A descriptive study of patients presenting with a chief complaint of seizures to the prehospital emergency care practitioner of the Western Cape
… emergency care practitioners within the Western Cape Government Emergency Medical Services. Methods This retrospective study included all Western Cape Government Emergency Medical Services calls indicating a chief complaint of seizures and/or convulsions between August 2017 and July 2018. …
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Knowledge and utilisation of family planning 6 to 14 weeks postpartum in the Metro West region of the Western Cape Province
… March and September 2014, in the Metro West of Cape Town. The study included five Baby Clinics in local health centres. Ethics committee approval was granted by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Health Sciences of UCT (HREC REF: 544/2013) and further permission was granted …
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Assessing the effectiveness of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process as a protective measure for indigenous plant species within the Sandveld area, from a conservation perspective
The Cape Floristic Region is a world-renowned hotspot for biodiversity. Due to its ecological importance, there is a need to protect and conserve an area such as the Sandveld area, which falls within the Cape Floristic Region, for the current and future generations to be able to not only benefit …
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A study of the prevalence of preoperative anaemia and iron deficiency in adult elective surgical patients in hospitals in the western cape province, South Africa. “A multicentre prospective observational study of the prevalence of preoperative anaemia and iron deficiency in adult elective surgical patients in hospitals in western cape province, South Africa.”
… in adults presenting for elective surgery in Western Cape Province, SA, and to investigate the contribution of iron deficiency as a cause of the anaemia. For this purpose, an investigative protocol from a recent consensus statement on the management of perioperative anaemia was applied. …
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Belowground success: Collembola as indicators of restoration progress following active and passive restoration
… services. Private organizations, as well as the Western Cape government, have been clearing riparian areas of alien invasive trees along rivers in the Western Cape since 1995. Areas investigated in this study included three riparian sites along the Berg River in the Western Cape, habitats that …
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Quality and extent of adherence on internal medicine discharge letters in a regional hospital in South Africa to prescribed guidelines. A retrospective audit
… Ethical approval was obtained from University of Cape Towns’(UCT) Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) and the Western Cape Government Provincial Research Committee. Electronic discharge letters compiled in the period 1 January- 31 December 2018 with corresponding folders found properly indexed …
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A descriptive study of acutely poisoned patients presenting to the Western Cape Emergency Medical Services
… acute poisoning patients presenting to the Western Cape Government Health and Wellness EMS. Methods: A retrospective descriptive study was conducted utilizing electronic patient care data of acute poisoning cases extracted from EMS records for the calendar year 2022. Results: Of the 2254 …
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Assessing the effectiveness of integrated non-communicable disease and antiretroviral adherence clubs in Cape Town, South Africa
… a novel model of care piloted in 2014 by the Western Cape Government in South Africa. We followed up multimorbid patients for 12 months, who enrolled for IC at Matthew Goniwe and Town II clinics before September 2016. Median adherence proportions, HIV viral suppression and retention rates were …
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A critical analysis on the efficiency of property development approval processes in the City of Cape Town
The Western Cape Government Economic War Room has identified that land-use management in the City of Cape Town is inefficient. Coupled with the fact that there is a housing crisis within the City of Cape Town, it is imperative that such inefficiencies are addressed with urgency. Current development …
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Clinico-epidemiological profile of cardiac admissions at a district level hospital in South Africa: a cohort study
… study was approved by UCT HREC (048/2022), the Western Cape Government and Victoria Hospital Board. Results Our cohort consisted of 218 patients (52.8% male) with a mean age (SD) of 60 years (±14.6), and an age range from 22 to 95 years. Acute decompensated heart failure, together with acute …
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Clinico-epidemiological profile of cardiac admissions at a district level hospital in South Africa: a cohort study
… study was approved by UCT HREC (048/2022), the Western Cape Government and Victoria Hospital Board. Results Our cohort consisted of 218 patients (52.8% male) with a mean age (SD) of 60 years (±14.6), and an age range from 22 to 95 years. Acute decompensated heart failure, together with acute …
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Estimation of Cable Forces at the Ashton Bridge through Ambient Vibration Testing
… of a project conducted under the auspices of the Western Cape Government. AECOM SA were the consulting engineers. The construction of bridge was started by Basil Read and completed by Haw & Inglis after the former went into business rescue. The bridge was officially opened on the 15th of August …
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Maternal and fetal outcomes of induction of labour using oral misoprostol at New Somerset Hospital
… induction of labour using misoprostol that the Western Cape Government adopted. This protocol has however not been audited. The main objective of the study was to determine the maternal and fetal outcomes of inductions of labour performed at New Somerset Hospital. Methods: This was a …
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