Making the transition to workload-based staffing: using the Workload Indicators of Staffing Need method in Uganda

Table 4 Staffing, LG norms and WISN requirements, by cadre and type of health facility

Facility/cadre	Current	LG norms	WISN	Current − WISN	Norm − WISN
Health centre II (n = 59)
Nursing assistants	92	118	55	37	63
Nurses	48	59	69	−21	−10
Midwives	45	59	67	−22	−8
Health centre III (n = 53)
Nursing assistants	157	159	108	49	51
Nurses	168	212	397	−229	−185
Midwives	104	106	169	−65	−63
Clinical officers	85	53	151	−66	−98
Health centre IV (n = 13)
Nursing assistants	111	65	58	53	7
Nurses	100	104	207	−107	−103
Midwives	66	52	124	−58	−72
Clinical officers	56	26	40	16	−14
Doctors	14	26	36	−22	−10
General hospital (n = 11)
Nursing assistants	406	165	284	122	−119
Nurses	476	803	356	120	327
Midwives	230	308	183	47	125
Clinical officers	99	88	88	11	0
Doctors	39	121	92	−53	29

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