Netcare Limited | Annual Report 2009

IN THIS SECTION

Corporate governance report
	Introduction
	Board of directors
	Board committees
	Accountability and control
	Share dealings
	Ethics
	Relations with shareholders
Risk report
	Introduction
	Risk management process
	Key risks
Sustainability report
	Introduction
	Highlights
	Overview
	Letter from the CEO
	Value added statement
	Sustainability at a glance
	Key issues and engagement channels
	Our response to stakeholder issues
	Human capital
	Black economic empowerment
	Corporate social investment
		Corporate social investment – SA
		Corporate social investment – UK
	Environment
		Environment – SA
		Environment – UK

Sustainability report - Highlights

		External awards and ratings

137 137 beds added to existing SA hospitals	425 Commenced construction of the 425-bed Lesotho Hospital PPP	Rated most empowered company in the JSE’s health sector and 11th overall in the Top Empowerment Companies (TEC) 2009 survey Ranked third overall in skills development and training in the TEC 2009 survey Ranked fifth in the Large Companies category of the 2009 Deloitte Best Company to Work For Survey in SA Ranked first in healthsector in the CRF Institute’s BEST Employers™ South Africa 2009/10 survey Attained 14th place in the Carbon Disclosure Project Carbon leadership Index in SA Included on the JSE’s Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Index Netcare Sunninghill Hospital awarded the DiamondArrow Award Netcare Milpark Hospital in SA voted best private hospital in The Star’s Readers Choice 2009 awards The Craniofacial programme, a joint initiative with the Vodacom Foundation based at Netcare Sunninghill Hospital, was the Hospital Association of SA’s national winner in the National Awards of Excellence Achieved an excellent rating in Ernst & Young’s Excellence in Corporate Reporting 2009 survey

3 800 Over 3 800 learners trained during the year in SA	4 Acquired four new sites in the UK – Thornbury Radiosurgery Centre, City Medical, Woodlands Hospital and Fitzroy Square Hospital

1 GHG consolidates position as the UK’s number one independent healthcare provider	89% 89% of the UK population now live less than an hour from a BMI facility