diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c3842d1..0628d1c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@
 .*env
 venv
 *.DS_Store
+
+# visual studio code config
+.vscode
+
diff --git a/healthtools/scrapers/clinical_officers.py b/healthtools/scrapers/clinical_officers.py
index 8c8cc4e..84b5e8d 100644
--- a/healthtools/scrapers/clinical_officers.py
+++ b/healthtools/scrapers/clinical_officers.py
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ def elasticsearch_format(self, entry):
         :return: dictionaries of the entry's metadata and the formatted entry
         """
         try:
-            date_obj = datetime.strptime(entry["reg_date"], "%Y-%m-%d")
+            date_obj = datetime.strptime(entry["reg_date"], "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M")
         except:
-            date_obj = datetime.strptime(entry["reg_date"], "%d-%m-%Y")
+            date_obj = datetime.strptime(entry["reg_date"], "%d-%m-%Y %H:%M")
         entry["reg_date"] = datetime.strftime(
             date_obj, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.000Z")
         # all bulk data need meta data describing the data
diff --git a/scraper.py b/scraper.py
index a1adfa5..f653690 100644
--- a/scraper.py
+++ b/scraper.py
@@ -9,10 +9,24 @@
 
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+import time
 
+scraper_id = 0
+# error message for 
+error = {
+    "ERROR": "scrapers()",
+    "SOURCE": "Scraper time tracker",
+    "MESSAGE": ""
+}
+# create a scrapper to log error message 
+scraper = Scraper()
 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-
+def scrapers():
+    '''
+    Function to run every scraper
+    '''
+    # record the start time
+    start_time = time.time()
     # Initialize the Scrapers
     doctors_scraper = DoctorsScraper()
     foreign_doctors_scraper = ForeignDoctorsScraper()
@@ -59,3 +73,25 @@
     nhif_inpatient_result = nhif_inpatient_scraper.run_scraper()
     nhif_outpatient_result = nhif_outpatient_scraper.run_scraper()
     nhif_outpatient_cs_result = nhif_outpatient_cs_scraper.run_scraper()
+
+    # record end time
+    end_time = time.time()
+    response_time_in_minutes = (end_time - start_time) / (60)
+    if(response_time_in_minutes >= 30):
+        error['MESSAGE'] = 'Scraper: {} took about {} minutes'.format(scraper_id, response_time_in_minutes)
+        scraper.print_error(error)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import multiprocessing
+    # Start the scrapers
+    scraping = multiprocessing.Process(target=scrapers)
+    scraping.start()
+    scraping.join(30*60)
+
+    # log error if scraping is still running after 30 minutes
+    if scraping.is_alive():
+        # create a random Id for this scrap instance
+        import random
+        scraper_id = random.randint(1, 100000)
+        error['MESSAGE'] = 'Scraper: {} is taking more than 30 minutes'.format(scraper_id)
+        scraper.print_error(error)