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Using HRH information to answer key policy and management questions. Name Event Location - Date. Good Health Worker Data is Needed for…. Education and Training – to make sound decisions about education and training, quantity and type Registration – to ensure qualified supply
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Using HRH information to answer key policy and management questions Name Event Location - Date
Good Health Worker Data is Needed for… • Education and Training – to make sound decisions about education and training, quantity and type • Registration – to ensure qualified supply • Deployment – to meet needs • Management – of personnel; tracking movements • Planning – right person, right place, right skills, right time
Identifying policy and management questions • The goal of developing a HRIS is to have current, reliable information to answer questions about the health workforce. • Human resources policy and management questions are, very simply, those questions about the health workforce that you need to answer. • Questions could come from regular reports you need to complete, e.g. HSSP, quarterly reports, or sporadic requests from the Ministers, PS, Directors, etc.
Policy and Management Questions • Think of questions that are often asked but cannot be answered because the needed information is not available, current, or complete. • Starting with the questions that are most pressing ensures that iHRIS truly meets the need, without capturing unnecessary information.
Sample Policy Questions • How many health professional students are in training? How many health professional students are discontinuing their studies before completing training and why? • How many doctors are working in rural areas? • What is the gender distribution of staff? What are the relative average salaries and promotion rates? • How many health workers are nearing retirement age? • What are the causes of attrition for health care workers?
Sample Management Questions • How many and which staff are currently eligible for a pay increase, promotion, or transfer? • How many positions are currently vacant? Are there existing public sector staff who should be promoted to fill these positions? • What are the academic qualifications of public sector health professionals? What are their in-service training needs?
Process for stakeholders to identify key questions • Break into small groups according to expertise: • regulatory bodies; • training institutions; • Human Resources managers; • policymakers. • Identify those policy, training, and management questions most pertinent to the group. • Identify if data are currently available.
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