Table 1
South African Specialist Surgical Workforce Categories (as per HPCSA, 2019).
| SPECIALITY | SUB-SPECIALITY |
|---|---|
| Surgery | General Surgery |
| Vascular Surgery | |
| Paediatric Surgery | |
| Trauma Surgery | |
| Gastroenterology | |
| Ophthalmology | |
| Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | |
| Orthopaedic Surgery | |
| Cardiothoracic Surgery | |
| Neurosurgery | |
| Critical Care* | |
| Obstetrics and Gynaecology | |
| Anaesthesiology |
[i] * Excluded from analysis.
Figure 1
Demographic Profile of the Specialist Surgical Workforce in South Africa (2019).
Table 2
Specialist Surgical Workforce Density per 100,000 population in South Africa (2019).
| SPECIALITY/SUB-SPECIALITY | SURGICAL WORKFORCE DENSITY |
|---|---|
| General Surgery | 1.40 |
| Vascular Surgery | 0.11 |
| Paediatric Surgery | 0.05 |
| Trauma Surgery | 0.05 |
| Gastroenterology | 0.10 |
| Ophthalmology | 0.93 |
| Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 0.39 |
| Orthopaedic Surgery | 1.60 |
| Cardiothoracic Surgery | 0.24 |
| Neurosurgery | 0.40 |
| Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 2.16 |
| Anaesthesiology | 3.03 |
Figure 2
South African specialist surgical workforce density from 2004–2019.
Figure 3
South African surgical workforce density by province (2019).
Figure 4
Distribution of the specialist surgical workforce by population group between 2004 and 2019.
Figure 5
Distribution of females in the specialist surgical workforce between 2004 and 2019.