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Introduction Strategies drawn from:
Pick Report on Human Resource Strategy for Health
Task Team Report on Transformation of Statutory Councils
Joint personnel task team report Various reports on migration, midlevel
workers, foreign health professionals
Five Key Goals Ensure that there is sufficient staff with
the right skills in the right places Transformation of training and
education Transformation of professional
regulation Transformation of pay and human
resource management, including improving staff morale
Goal: Sufficient staff with the right skills in the right places Planning norms for staffing
requirements Training of new categories of health
workers, including mid-level workers Appropriate production of health
professional Strategies for recruitment and
retention Strategies to fill posts in areas of need
Goal: Transformation of training and education Improve representativity in undergraduate
and post graduate student demography Review of training length of certain
categories of health professionals Exit competencies for undergraduate
students Establish Institute of Health Management Establish training centre for health managers Skills competency frameworks for hospital
and DHS managers
Goal: Transformation of professional regulation Structural reform of professional
statutory councils Improved coordination between
councils Review of disciplinary processes
within councils Extension of regulation for health
workers not currently regulated
Goal: Transformation of pay and human resource management Implementation of pay progression
system Job evaluations and upgrading of certain
categories of health professionals Monetary and non-monetary incentives
for rural and underserved areas Retention strategy to recruit and retain
scarce skills
Key Recommendations from the Pick report Production of Health Workers
No increase in the intake of medical students An increase in the intake of enrolled nursing
students Revision of the nursing curriculum Modest reduction in the intake of dental
students An increased intake of clinical psychology
students Mid level workers
National Strategy on Human Resources for Health – The Pick Report
Key Purpose Ensure an adequate supply of people
with the requisite knowledge and skills for the health system guided by PHC approach
Main findings: Shortages do exist, but main problem is mal-distribution
Scopes of practice must be revised Creation of midlevel worker posts
Findings – Pick Report Computer simulation models Different scenarios and projected
over a thirty year period Average annual population growth
rate of 2% Variable net loss rates
Findings – Pick Report Doctors: 1 doctor: 1,290. Will decline
to 1doctor: 1,320. Current production sufficient, but poor distribution
Nurses: Staffing ratio of enrolled nurse: professional nurse should be revised to 2:1. Training of enrolled nurses to increase. Scopes of practice should be revised
Findings – Pick Report Dentists: Supply exceeding population
growth. Ratio will improve from 1:9,400 to 1:7,800. Distribution between public and private sector problematic. Reduction in annual intake could be considered.
Pharmacists: 1:3920 to 1:3840. Increasing numbers not justified. Problem of mal-distribution.
Findings – Pick Report Physiotherapists: 1:10,000. Will improve
to 1:6000. Creation of extra posts and community service
Radiographers: 1:8,700 to 1:9,800. Increasing rate of production or mid-level worker
Dieticians, psychologists, speech therapist: Will all have worsening population ratios. Increase production
Other Findings Any increase in staffing unaffordable,
unless financial allocation increased in real terms
Key issue is shortages in underserved areas. Need to look at increasing financial allocations to recruit and retain staff.
Health professionals should acquire specifically defined skills
Other Findings Admission criteria to be reviewed Representavity should be
improved Skills audit Multi-skilling Key recommendation: Creation of
mid-level workers
Progress: Sufficient Staff with the right skills in the right place Planning Norms for Staffing Requirement
Pick report Provincial Strategic Position Statements Modernisation of tertiary services
Production of Health Workers Most councils have worked on or revising scopes of practice Enrolled nursing courses Midlevel workers
Pharmacy assistants Enrolled nurses Radiography assistants Physiotherapy technologist Speech, Language and Hearing Assistant
Progress: Sufficient Staff with the right skills in the right place
Midlevel workers cont Occupational therapy assistant Phlebotomist Medical assistant
Will drive as major learnership initiative with HWSETA and DoL
Integrate from Level 1 to Level 6. Therefore will include CHWs
Progress: Sufficient Staff with the right skills in the right place Strategies for Recruitment and Retention
Scarce skills and rural allowance Code of Conduct for Ethical recruitment Overseas training opportunities
Cuba India Japan USA Italy Belguim
Work opportunities Government to government agreements for recruitment Fast tracking of registration for underserved areas
Progress: Transformation of training and education Representavity
Agreements reached on second year admissions within five years
Admission criteria being reviewed Skills Competency Framework
Done for District Health Managers Skills competency gap study done for
districts Using similar framework for hospital
managers
Progress: Transformation of training and education Health Management Institute established Training Centres for Health Managers
French Programme Harvard School of Public Health MESOL
Exit competencies for undergraduate students have been worked on by councils. Will be negotiated to ensure it reflects skills required
Training length Agreed will have minimum five year curriculum for
medical students with two year internship.
Progress: Transformation of professional regulation Structural reform of professional
statutory councils Task Team tabled report with major
achievements Legislation to enact recommendations Forum of Statutory Councils
Define scopes of practice of health professionals Scopes have been defined for most councils
Progress: Transformation of pay and human resource management Joint Task Team reviewing salary
structures and scarce skills retention strategy
Incentive for rural and underserved areas Framework document on monetary and
non monetary incentives approved by MinMec
Task Team looking at monetary incentives
Transformation of pay and human resource management
Non-monetary Incentives Bursaries, including dependents Improved accommodation Better leave packages Sabbaticals Training opportunities