|
Potential effect of selected staff characteristics on efficiency and implications for additional programme management resource needs |
||
| Factor |
Effect on efficiency |
Implications |
|
|
||
| Decreased morale |
Decrease |
Increase staff support and supervision, plan for retention, access to ART |
| Increased experience |
Increase |
Plan to increase retention to keep experienced staff |
| Increased training |
Increase long term (short-term training time may decrease efficiency) |
Plan for quality training on-hire (practical and didactic), continuing education, work to integrate into preclinical education in health services |
| Staff flexibility |
Potentially increase |
Provide education and support to encourage staff willing to expand/change roles to increase efficiency of the overall programme |
Hirschhorn et al. Human Resources for Health 2006 4:1 doi:10.1186/1478-4491-4-1 |
||