Table 5 Potential effect of selected staff characteristics on efficiency and implications for additional programme management resource needs
From: Estimating health workforce needs for antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings
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 |