System for Professionalization of Management Capability for Health Care Organisations
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Definition
The conditions are in place nationally (and subnationally) to ensure professionalised management and leadership in health care organisation. This is achieved by ensuring adequate numbers of managers through: The listing of management posts in the HRHIS system, the increase in the number of qualified managers through training, and The establishment of plans and procedures for filling management posts, competencies and deployment of managers throughout the health system, and creating an enabling environment that contributes to managers' motivation and enables them to perform well, as measured by: Ensuring adequate numbers of managers, Ensuring competency of managers through the existence of: Developed formal post descriptions for all management/leadership positions, Formal training curriculum (competency-based, accredited) for health service management and A system of competency-based transparent selection process, Increasing managers' motivation and creating an enabling environment through: The existence of a governing board with clear terms of reference, Ensuring effective participation of community representatives in health services management, Promoting a work environment that supports manager autonomy, Implementing supportive supervision for and by top and mid-level managers and Performance assessments that are linked to career development and continuing learning opportunities.
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Qualitative assessment