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This briefing outlines Limpopo Department of Health's readiness to implement norms and standards, facility assessments, challenges, and strategic interventions. It covers the purpose, approach, facility assessments, challenges, and intervention strategies.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SEPTEMBER 2012 Briefing of the Portfolio Committee on Health by MEC For Health and Social Development the state of readiness for implementing the norms and standards 12 September 2012
Presentation outline • Purpose • Approach • Number of facilities assessed • Sample graph of the facilities • Overview of the sampled facilities by domain. • Challenges and strategic intervention
Purpose • The purpose of the Presentation is to highlight the level of readiness by the Department of Health Limpopo in complying with the prescribed norms and standard. The presentation will further indicate the facilities assessed in preparation for the norms and standards and challenges and measures taken in ensuring that the province is fully ready.
Approach • Self assessment are conducted • External training on baseline assessment and Quality improvements projects and by COHSASA. • Follow-up of Health facility audits by facility improvement teams in Vhembe (NHI Pilot site)
FACILITIES ASSESSED ON NATIONAL CORE STANDARDS (NCS) The Following Number of Facilities Have Been Assessed from 2010-2012:
Facilities inspected jointly by office of health standards compliance (ohsc) and provincial M&E
readiness inspection action plan by national with provincial m & e
Assessment's were conducted using the following national core standard domains. Annexure A shows sub-domain s
SAMPLED 4 FACILITIES THAT WERE PILOTED ON THE NEW REVISED TOOL BY THE OHSC IN AUGUST 2012FACILITIES STILL NON-COMPLIANT
Scoring and summary • Cut-off levels for compliance required across all units • Vital 90% • Essential 80% • Developmental 60% • 3 options in listing failed measures (domains & standards, 6 priorities, functional areas)
ANNEXURE A NATIONAL CORE SYTANDARDS DOMAINS AND SUB-DOMAINS