Optimizing Staffing Models and Team Structure : For Quality Care Amidst Infrastructure and Resource Constraints

Optimizing Staffing Models and Team Structure : For Quality Care Amidst Infrastructure and Resource Constraints

In low, and middle-income countries, policymakers have long struggled to extend quality frontline care to remote, rural communities. Confronting poor infrastructure, health worker shortages, and limited fiscal space, many countries have used expand...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
RURAL HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH WORKERS
HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS
MOBILE HEALTH UNIT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/643931560319414100/Optimizing-Staffing-Models-and-Team-Structure-for-Quality-Care-Amidst-Infrastructure-and-Resource-Constraints
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spelling okr-10986-318512021-05-25T10:54:39Z Optimizing Staffing Models and Team Structure : For Quality Care Amidst Infrastructure and Resource Constraints World Bank Group RURAL HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH WORKERS HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY PRIMARY HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS MOBILE HEALTH UNIT In low, and middle-income countries, policymakers have long struggled to extend quality frontline care to remote, rural communities. Confronting poor infrastructure, health worker shortages, and limited fiscal space, many countries have used expanded community-based health worker cadres to improve ‘last mile’ access to essential services. Yet to date, many such initiatives have been hampered by poor service quality, insufficient support, and lack of wider integration, ultimately yielding disappointing results. To harness the potential of frontline health staff in these settings, innovative staffing models are needed to integrate community health workers (CHWs) and mid-level cadres within effective frontline health teams. 2019-06-13T15:51:08Z 2019-06-13T15:51:08Z 2018-10 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/643931560319414100/Optimizing-Staffing-Models-and-Team-Structure-for-Quality-Care-Amidst-Infrastructure-and-Resource-Constraints http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31851 English FLF Evidence Brief Series; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief
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topic RURAL HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH WORKERS
HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS
MOBILE HEALTH UNIT
spellingShingle RURAL HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH WORKERS
HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS
MOBILE HEALTH UNIT
World Bank Group
Optimizing Staffing Models and Team Structure : For Quality Care Amidst Infrastructure and Resource Constraints
relation FLF Evidence Brief Series;
description In low, and middle-income countries, policymakers have long struggled to extend quality frontline care to remote, rural communities. Confronting poor infrastructure, health worker shortages, and limited fiscal space, many countries have used expanded community-based health worker cadres to improve ‘last mile’ access to essential services. Yet to date, many such initiatives have been hampered by poor service quality, insufficient support, and lack of wider integration, ultimately yielding disappointing results. To harness the potential of frontline health staff in these settings, innovative staffing models are needed to integrate community health workers (CHWs) and mid-level cadres within effective frontline health teams.
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author World Bank Group
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title Optimizing Staffing Models and Team Structure : For Quality Care Amidst Infrastructure and Resource Constraints
title_short Optimizing Staffing Models and Team Structure : For Quality Care Amidst Infrastructure and Resource Constraints
title_full Optimizing Staffing Models and Team Structure : For Quality Care Amidst Infrastructure and Resource Constraints
title_fullStr Optimizing Staffing Models and Team Structure : For Quality Care Amidst Infrastructure and Resource Constraints
title_full_unstemmed Optimizing Staffing Models and Team Structure : For Quality Care Amidst Infrastructure and Resource Constraints
title_sort optimizing staffing models and team structure : for quality care amidst infrastructure and resource constraints
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/643931560319414100/Optimizing-Staffing-Models-and-Team-Structure-for-Quality-Care-Amidst-Infrastructure-and-Resource-Constraints
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