Emergency Care
Overview
We were constituted in terms of the Regulations relating to the Constitution of the Professional Board for Emergency Care contained in Regulation No. R 1254 of 28 November 2008. The current Professional Board will hold office until June 2020.
The following professions are registered under the auspices of the Professional Board for Emergency Care, namely:
The following professions are registered under the auspices of the Professional Board for Emergency Care, namely:
- Basic Ambulance Assistants (BAA)
- Ambulance Emergency Assistants (ANA)
- Operational Emergency Care Orderly (OECO)
- Emergency Care Assistant (ECA)
- Paramedics
- Emergency Care Technicians (ECT)
- Emergency Care Practitioners (ECP)
Vision Statement
The Vision of the BOARD is to: -
“Promote quality, equitable and professional people-centered Emergency Care for all.”
Mision Statement
To enhance the quality of Emergency Care by developing and implementing strategic policy frameworks through:
- Setting contextually relevant and evidence-based healthcare training and practice standards for registered professions.
- Ensuring compliance with standards.
- Fostering on-going professional development, competence, and accountability.
- Protecting the public in matters involving the rendering of emergency care.
- Transparent public and stakeholder engagement; and
- Upholding and maintaining ethical and professional standards within the Emergency Care and advocating for patient rights.
Board Members
In terms of Regulation 2 of the Regulations relating to the functions and functioning of the Professional Board, the Professional Board at its first meeting each year, has to appoint Committees which would function until the first meeting of the Professional Board in the following year.
The Board also appoints the Chairperson of each Committee, except in the case of the Executive Committee of the Professional Board, which is chaired by the Chairperson of the Professional Board. The composition, quorum and terms of reference of each Committee have to be determined by the Professional Board.
The Board also appoints the Chairperson of each Committee, except in the case of the Executive Committee of the Professional Board, which is chaired by the Chairperson of the Professional Board. The composition, quorum and terms of reference of each Committee have to be determined by the Professional Board.
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Chairperson
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Dr S Sobuwa
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Vice-Chairperson
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Mr ST Dywili
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Board Members
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Mr AG Alcock
Dr A Bham
Mr LD Christopher
Mr TL Kgokong
Ms SP Masondo
Ms MV Molokoane
Mr AK Munilal
Mr BS Van Nugteren
Ms A Ngxumza
Ms KD Qonde
Ms ZM Ramaila
Mr T Schilder
Dr MC Sibanda
Mr SS Towa
Mr KL Tsekeli
Ms T Whittaker
Ms BN Zungu
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Announcements
Newsletter
Examinations
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Form 305 - code of conduct and confidentiality
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View document |
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Form 315 - application registration foreign qualified
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View document |
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Form 341 - restoration guidelines
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Form 348 - Guideline for submission of Portfolio of Evidence - Foreign Late and Restoration Purposes
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| Form 349 - HEI Moderation Template | View document |
| FORM 350 - EMB Guidelines for PBEC Moderation at an HEI | View document |
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Form 351 - PBEC examination guidelines
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Accreditations
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Accredited Education and Training Providers (Form 179)
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form 319 accreditation evaluation report
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ECT and ECP Accreditation Portfolio(Form 332)
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Self Evaluation Template (Form 332A)
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Form 337 - Higher education institutional annual report template
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Form 340 - 3 day programme for HEI's
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Guidelines
The guidelines for the Board include the Ethical Rules of Conduct in respect of which we may take disciplinary steps.
| Supervision Guidelines | View document |
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List of Capabilities and Medications
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Letter to all registered Emergency Care Practitioners
Clinical Practice Guidelines |
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FAQ's - Clinical Practice Guidelines
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General Board Rulings
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ECA Curriculum
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View document |
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FORM 315 - Application for Registration: Foreign Qualified Practitioners
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Form 348 - Requirements for Completion of Portfolio of Evidence for Foreign Qualified and Late Registrations
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Information coming soon
Rules
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Rules for the registration of ambulance emergency assistants – BN 52/96
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Rules for the registration of basic ambulance assistants – BN 53/96
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Rules for the registration of paramedics – BN 106/96
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Rules relating to the registration of operational emergency care orderlies – BN 109/96
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Rules relating to the registration of emergency care assistants – BN 110/96
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Rules relating to the registration by ambulance emergency assistants of additional qualifications – BN 56/99
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Regulations
| Constitution - GN 1254/ 2008 | View document |
Regulations
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Regulations relating to the registration by paramedics of additional qualifications – GN R1887/96
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Regulations defining the scope of the profession of emergency care – GN R48/2002
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Regulations relating to the constitution of the professional board for emergency care practitioners – GN R1254/2008
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Regulations relating to names that may not be used in relation to the profession of emergency care – GN R701/2012
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Regulations relating to the qualifications for registration of emergency care practitioners - GN R1006/2007
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Regulations relating to the registration of student emergency care technicians and student emergency care practitioners - GN R1007/2007
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Regulations relating to the qualifications for registration of emergency care technicians - GN R1008/2007
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Change of name of the professional board for emergency care practitioners - GN 1379/2008
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