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Here you will find documents that relate to policy, regulations and organisation guidelines.


  • HPCSA - Guidelines for making Professiona Services Known

    Health professions in this country have long accepted the convention that health care professionals should refrain from self-promotion, not least because the health care professional who is most successful at getting publicity may not necessarily be the most appropriate one to treat a patient. Furthermore, patients (and their families) experiencing health problems are often particularly vulnerable to persuasive influence such as unprofessional advertising.

  • HPCSA - Policy Document on Undesirable Business Practices

    As a result of the changing socio-economic environment in South Africa and its impact on the provision of health care in the country, the need arose for the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) to determine what may be regarded as undesirable business practices in the healthcare sector in order to protect the public. This document is therefore an exposition of some of the areas that continually beset the health care industry and affect the professional practices of practitioners registered with Council.

  • HPCSA - Regulations Defining the Scope of the Profession of Dietetics

    The Minister of National Health has, in terms of section 33(1) of the Medical, Dental and Supplementary Health Service Professions Act, 1974 (Act No 56 of 1974), on the recommendation of the South African Medical and Dental Council, made the regulations set out in the Schedule hereto.