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Table 7 Assessing staff sufficiency of the eHealth cadre using WISN results

From: Assessing Ghana’s eHealth workforce: implications for planning and training

Health facility

Cadre type

Staff mix

Current number

Required no., based on WISN

Shortage or excess

Workforce problem

WISN ratio

Workload pressure

LA

IT

F

1

10

−9

Shortage

0.1

High

F + T

7

11

−4

Shortage

0.6

High

HIM

F

15

33

−18

Shortage

0.5

High

F + T

31

34

−3

Shortage

0.9

Low

Ridge

IT

F

7

12

−5

Shortage

0.6

High

F + T

19

13

6

Surplus

1.5

None

HIM

F

22

41

−19

Shortage

0.5

High

F + T

46

42

4

Surplus

1.1

None

UG

IT

F

1

10

−9

Shortage

0.1

High

F + T

1

10

−9

Shortage

0.1

High

HIM

F

14

35

−21

Shortage

0.4

High

F + T

22

35

−13

Shortage

0.6

High

  1. F only full-time staff, F + T full-time and temporary combined