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Table 5 LG norms and WISN average requirements per facility, by cadre and type of health facility

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

Facility/cadre

LG norms

WISN average

Norms versus WISN average

Health centre II

   

 Nursing assistants

2

1

Norm > WISN

 Nurses

1

1

Norm = WISN

 Midwives

1

1

Norm = WISN

Health centre III

   

 Nursing assistants

3

2

Norm > WISN

 Nurses

4

7

Norm < WISN

 Midwives

2

3

Norm < WISN

 Clinical officers

3

3

Norm = WISN

Health centre IV

   

 Nursing assistants

5

5

Norm = WISN

 Nurses

8

12

Norm < WISN

 Midwives

4

10

Norm < WISN

 Clinical officers

2

3

Norm < WISN

 Doctors

2

3

Norm < WISN

General hospital

   

 Nursing assistants

15

16

Norm < WISN

 Nurses

73

36

Norm > WISN

 Midwives

28

17

Norm > WISN

 Clinical officers

8

8

Norm = WISN

 Doctors

12

9

Norm > WISN