MHR Newsletter - March 2021

NEWSLETTER TOPICS

Click on the topic below to go to the applicable section:

1. Saluting 2021
2. Warm welcome to our new clients
3. COVID-19 Vaccination Information Hub
4. 'Courage, Care and Compassion' campaign
5. MHR LinkedIn profile
6. Exciting functionalities on our website
7. Pharmacists - Renewal of SAPC licence - 1 February 2021
8. HPCSA licence renewal date - 1 April 2021
9. Ensure that your profile on our system is up-to-date
10. Email addresses for administration and payment-related enquiries
11. MHR uniform - We are proud to have you as part of our team

Last, but not least

• Message from MHR
• Let's shine the spotlight on our stars

2. WARM WELCOME TO OUR NEW CLIENTS

We are honoured to welcome the following new clients and are excited about our journey ahead:

Nurture Hillandale and Woodlands in Bloemfontein and Nurture Corona in Bethlehem
Nurture Health Physical Rehabilitation facilities specialise in providing medical care and acute and sub-acute rehabilitation treatment. Nurture Health Wellness facilities focus on psychiatric and psychological treatment and care. Read more about Nurture Health on their website: www.nurturehealth.net

Cintocare in Pretoria 
As a new Green Star SA Custom Healthcare design certified hospital and the first five-star rated healthcare facility on the African continent, Cintocare specialises in head and neck, spinal and vascular surgery. Learn more about Cintocare by visiting their website: www.cintocare.com

Incon Health
Incon Health assists clients across South Africa with their occupational health- and safety-related requirements. Incon Health utilises MHR panel members to assist with the screening of employees at allocated facilities. More information is available on the Incon Health website www.inconhealth.co.za

NADclinic in Cape Town
NADclinic specialises in developing and delivering innovative outpatient NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) IV therapy programmes. Browse the NADclinic website at www.nadclinic.com for more details.

Overberg Emergency Care24 in Hermanus
Overberg Emergency Care24 is a 24/7 emergency centre based at Mediclinic Hermanus with a full-time doctor and nursing staff. Visit the Overberg Emergency Care24 Facebook page for more information.

Cardiothoracic Surgeons Dr B. Carl Vogts and Dr H.W. Jacques van Wyk in Cape Town
MHR places reception personnel at the practice of Dr Vogts and Dr van Wyk at Mediclinic Panorama. 

4. ‘COURAGE, CARE AND COMPASSION’ CAMPAIGN

As a healthcare or support panel member, you are on the front line of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, which means you are most likely putting other people's needs before your own.

Click here to access a collection of tools and resources to help regain balance in your life and protect your own health too.

You are important to us!

5. LIKE FOLLOW SHARE OUR LINKEDIN PROFILE

6. EXCITING FUNCTIONALITIES ON OUR WEBSITE

Remember to check out the following functionalities on our website:

• Our Frequently Asked Questions page offers responses to common questions regarding our company, daily operations, policies and procedures, and much more
• A useful Coronavirus page offers an information hub at your fingertips
• Our Feedback page allows you to submit a query online or to compliment an MHR colleague
• As we value a culture of recognition, it is a privilege to share our Bravo for Brilliance page where we congratulate MHR panel members on their service excellence

7. PHARMACISTS – RENEWAL OF SAPC LICENCE – 1 FEBRUARY 2021

Please note that the annual South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) licence renewal due date for pharmacists was on Monday, 1 February 2021. If you have not yet renewed your licence, please do so as soon as possible to avoid temporary deactivation of your profile on our system. Visit the SAPC website www.pharmcouncil.co.za to view the council fees and payment details. 

Kindly submit a copy of your renewed licence to your nearest MHR office or email a copy to your region’s admin email address confirmed in number 10 below. 

8. HPCSA LICENSE RENEWAL DUE DATE – 1 APRIL 2021

If you are a Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) member, please remember to renew your council licence before Thursday, 1 April 2021. For more information, visit www.hpcsa.co.za, click on the ‘Finance’ tab at the top and select ‘Fees’ from the dropdown menu. 

Please submit a copy of your renewed licence to your nearest MHR office or email a copy to your region’s admin email address confirmed in number 10 below, to avoid temporary deactivation of your profile on our system.

9. URGENT CALL TO UPDATE YOUR MHR PROFILE

Personal information changes:

As we have reached the end of the 2021 tax year, please notify your local MHR office and not the client if any of the information below has changed during the past 12 months, to ensure that the correct information appears on your IRP5 certificate:

• Physical address
• Postal address
• Email address
• Contact number

Employment status changes:

Please remember to inform your nearest MHR office if you are no longer a moonlighter (permanently employed elsewhere) or have become a permanent employee. Kindly also complete a new ‘Personal tax’ form received from your MHR office, to change your tax status on our system. The correct tax status assists MHR to deduct the correct tax from your earnings.

10. EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR ADMINISTRATION AND PAYMENT-RELATED ENQUIRIES

You are welcome to use the email addresses below for administration and payment-related enquiries:

• MHR Central Region (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Cape): admin.central@mhr.co.za   |  pay.central@mhr.co.za

• MHR Northern Region (Johannesburg, Vaal Triangle and Mpumalanga): admin.north@mhr.co.za  |  pay.north@mhr.co.za

• MHR Tshwane Region (Pretoria, Brits and Limpopo): admin.tshwane@mhr.co.za  |  pay.tshwane@mhr.co.za

• MHR Western Cape Region (Southern and Western Cape locations): admin.wc@mhr.co.za  |  pay.wc@mhr.co.za

Please ensure that you use the ‘pay’ email addresses for payment-related enquiries and the ‘admin’ email addresses for administration-related questions to ensure your email is received by the correct MHR representative.

11. MHR UNIFORM - WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE YOU AS PART OF OUR TEAM

We would like to remind our panel members (excluding Mediclinic Moonlighters) that MHR uniforms may be ordered from your nearest MHR office. Please note that new rates were implemented on Monday, 1 February 2021. See our new Francis top for nursing and care workers panel members. 

Refer to our ‘Policies and Documents’ web page for our dress code policy and uniform documentation.

12. LAST, BUT NOT LEAST

The year 2020 has undeniably been like no other year, with many challenges unique to living history. The world that we once knew has changed almost beyond recognition, but the strength and resilience we see around us, and our appreciation for our clients’ partnership and panel members’ dedication, remained constant.

We are because of you!

Stay safe