5 August 2008 | To all: | Nursing Education Institutions | | | Non-Training Institutions | | | Nursing Stakeholders |
The South African Nursing Council is very pleased to announce the launch of: eRegister
eRegister is the South African Nursing Council Electronic Register of Nurses and Midwives. eRegister is published in terms of section 35 of the Nursing Act, 2005 as a COPY of the official register. It is primarily intended for use by those who need to verify the registration status of a practitioner and the validity of the original documents presented by the practitioner. Practitioners may also use eRegister to confirm their own registration status. You can access eRegister from the SANC website or directly by typing the following address in your web browser: www.sanc.co.za/eregister
TIP: Once the “Conditions of Use” page opens, save it as one of your FAVOURITES and you won’t have to remember the address each time you use it. USING eRegister
In order to use eRegister you will need to know either the practitioner’s SANC number or South African Identity Number. eRegister has been designed to be as simple to use as possible. If you read the instructions on each screen, and follow them, you should not have any difficulty. Take a moment to read through the Help page before getting started as it contains additional information to assist you. Please read all notes boxes carefully – they contain important information about the information displayed using eRegister. TIP: The easiest and fastest way to use eRegister is by using just the numeric keypad and the Enter key. IMPORTANT NOTES ON USING eRegister
Employers are cautioned that they may not rely solely on eRegister when checking the credentials of a new employee. The applicant’s identity must be authenticated by the production of the necessary identity documents and the necessary original documents which serve as proof of registration in terms of the Nursing Act, 2005. Once the employee’s true identity has been established, eRegister can be used to monitor the on-going registration status of the practitioner. CONFIDENTIALITY
In order to protect practitioners, confidential information such as contact details, etc. will not be made available on eRegister. For the same reason, users will not be able to use the system to extract lists of practitioners. Criteria searches such as those which may be required by recruitment organizations will also not be permitted. Signed
Ms Hasina Subedar
Registrar and CEO | 
