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About Us

Healthcare Team Discussion

Who is a Private Nurse Practitioner

A Private Nurse Practitioner is a Professional Nurse, registered with the South African Nursing Council, who provides nursing care in the private sector in an independent position      

  • an independent midwife or general nurse in the community,

  • a general nurse & midwife in the pharmacy or doctor’s rooms

  • a general nurse providing care or education in a setting other than fulltime employment.

 

Professional Nurses provide a range of healthcare services according to their fields of interest and specialities

A Private Nurse Practitioner provides nursing care on a fee for service or contract basis.  Fees may be reimbursed by medical schemes, subject to the individual patient’s scheme rules and limits. 

Aims

The main aim of the society is to provide ongoing support for practitioners through the provision of continuing education and seminars, marketing, tariff and legislative discussions with various statutory and regulatory bodies, peer review and support with clinical decision making, through:

 

  • providing regular meetings with clinical updates and practice advice

  • marketing and tariff discussions

  • professionalisation of our membership

  • standard setting and recognition of nursing services by all authorities

  • peer support and networking;

Code of Conduct

  • To promote the character and image of the private nurse practitioner and the society at all times.
     

  • To uphold all ethical and practical standards of nursing.
     

  • To ensure adequately training and continual updating in the aspects of nursing being offered to patients.
     

  • To refer patients to other professional people where appropriate.
     

  • To ensure at all times that members will practice the profession with conscience and dignity and will not impose any political, religious or philosophical views on patients.

Meet Your Committee Members

National Executive Office Bearers  

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE

  • Bev Silkstone  (President)

  • Michelle Torr (Vice-President)   

  • Debbie Regensberg (Secretary / Treasurer)

  • Liz Morris

  • Romona Joseph

  • Wilma Heesterbeek

  • Cheryl Pillay

  • Fiona Booysen

  • Freda Ngobeni

  • Lucy Ntsila

  • Dorcas Kamanyane

CAPE REGION

  • Michelle Torr (Chair)

  • Liz Morris

  • Anet Potgieter

  • Lydia Du Toit

  • Lesley Hoogervorst

  • Regensberg

  • Catherine Williams

  • Bev Silkstone

GAUTENG REGION

  • Romona Joseph (Chair)

  • Wilma Heesterbeek

  • Fisana Mabena

  • Irene Smith

  • Cherry Hart

  • Khensani Silawu

  • Tshwanelo Mollo

  • Thabisile Vilakazi

  • Dorcas  Kamanyane

KWAZULUNATAL REGION

  • Elsje Burger (Chair) 

  • Nicholleen Dukan-Chetty

  • Fiona Booysen

  • Chreyl Pillay

  • Alison Russel

ADMINISTRATORS

  • Sarah Madingwana: National  

  • Jackie Nel: KZN

  • Shannon Marais: Cape

  • Jackie Thomas : Gauteng

STRUCTURE

  • Cape Region (includes Northern Cape & part of Eastern Cape)

  • Gauteng Region (includes all surrounding provinces)

  • KZN Region (includes part of Eastern Cape)

  • National members (includes those not within reach of regions or from surrounding countries) 

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