Surgicom must be strengthened by increased
membership support to deal with the ever mounting demands placed on
members, inter alia, Government criticism of private practice in South
Africa, the role of private practice in the proposed National Health
Insurance (NHI) System, income of specialists in the private sector, the
role of medical schemes and Scheme Administrators and other important
matters such as regulatory reforms and legal challenges.
The Surgicom Business Model:
The Board of Directors is made up of Surgeons that have been duly nominated and elected. The current Board comprises:
- Dr Philip Matley, Cape Town (Chairperson)
Dr Bheki Dube, Gqeberha
Dr Nadine Harran, Johannesburg
Dr Thlelani Lowan, Polokwane
Dr Mike Klipin, Johannesburg
- Dr Mbulelo Renene, East London
- Prof José Ramos, Johannesburg
Dr André Reddy, Durban
Dr Shalin Singh, Cape Town
Dr Thinus Smit, Pretoria
Dr Peter Taylor, Johannesburg
Prof Paul Goldberg, Cape Town (ASSA Representative)
Prof Sats Pillay,
Gqeberha
(Consultant)
Dr Suresh Raidoo, Durban (Consultant)
The Board has restructured Surgicom to be compliant with the new
Companies Act and to enjoy benefits of less costly internal financial
review. The Board out-sources various operational issues based on
service agreements and at predetermined costs. Our forecasts are that
these services will be obtained at less than the prior dispensation with
a more advanced and extended service offering.
- Surgicom employs the services of Health Management & Networking Services (Pty) Ltd (HealthMan) on a
contractual basis to advise on and who manages all routine operational
tasks, as well as providing Surgicom with additional services where
required.
The advantage of this business model is that Surgicom does not have
to invest money or resources in staff, premises and equipment and
therefore operates as a ‘virtual’ organisation.
All Surgicom members automatically receive SAPPF membership.