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In 1998, Government introduced the Community Service Policy that required Health Professionals to complete 12 months of Community Service and 24 months of Medical Internship through remunerative work in the public health sector. The purpose of the policy was to achieve better distribution of human resources for health to under-serviced areas and thereby improving equitable access to primary health care services.
The National Department of Health (NDoH) developed the Internship and Community Service Placement (ICSP) online system to assist eligible applicants who are required by law to perform a statutory obligation for medical internship and community service.
The ICSP online System, makes provision for two (2) allocation Cycles (i.e. Annual Cycle and the Mid-year Cycle) for two (2) programs as per the Statutory requirements:
Internship – Medical graduates (Doctors) need to complete a two (2) year internship programme prior to registration as a community service medical practitioner, as provided for in Section 61 of the Health Professions Act 56 of 1974 and associated regulations relating to the registration and training of interns in medicine.
Community Service – Legislation prescribe that health professional graduates who wish to register for independent practice, need to complete one year of remunerated community service at health establishments as approved by the Minister of Health.
Dear Applicants:
Opening and closing dates: Applications for posts are closed.
Preliminary allocation results release dates for the 2025 Annual Cycle – Medical Internship and Community Service:
Profession | Results Release dates | SWOPS Application | Appeal Application | Appeals Outcome |
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Environmental Health Practitioner | 25 October 2024 (late afternoon) | 25 – 30 October 2024 | 5 – 8 November 2024 | 18 November 2024 |
Medical Community Service Doctors | 16 October 2024 (late afternoon) | 16 – 21 October 2024 | 24 – 29 October 2024 | 18 November 2024 |
Diagnostic Radiographers and Physiotherapists | 15 October 2024 (late afternoon) | 15 – 18 October 2024 | 22 – 25 October 2024 | 4 November 2024 (Extended until 5 November 2024) |
Pharmacist | 11 October 2024 | 11 – 16 October 2024 | 18 – 23 October 2024 | 29 October 2024 (Extended until 5 November 2024) |
Group 1 (see below) | 27 September 2024 | 27 September 2024 – 3 October 2024 | 15 – 18 October 2024 | 28 October 2024 (Extended until 5 November 2024) |
Group 1:
Medical Internship, Audiologist, Clinical Psychologist, Dentist, Diagnostic Sonographer, Dietician, Nuclear Medicine Radiographer, Occupational Therapist, Professional Nurse, Radiotherapy, Speech and Audiology Therapist, and Speech Therapist.
Preliminary Result Release Process:
Eligible applicants who were allocated will receive an email and a SMS indicating your allocation status.
After the SWOP results have been released, applicants who are still not satisfied with their allocation, will be able to appeal their allocation on the ICSP Online System.
Please click on the decline button to follow the process of appeal when logged in on the ICSP Online System:
Please Note:
Help Desk – icsp@hai.co.za (Preferred method)
Website – www.health.gov.za/icsp
ICSP Help desk – (012) 346 0700
NDoH – (012) 395 8916 / (012) 395 8685 / (012) 395 8134