The Development of Studies in Health Manpower

Book : The Development of Studies in Health Manpower

Language : English

Library : Social Phsician

Publish Place : Geneva

Volume : 481

Publish Date : 00 1971

Publisher : World Health Organization WHO

Book Type : Report

Book Number : 3438

INDEX


CONTENTS

1. Introduction.....................
1.1 Problems and constraints............
1.2 Diversity....................
1.3 Decision-making in social policy.........
1.4 The health team and its activities.........
2. General background..................
2.1 Introduction..................
2.2 Approach to the total health system........
2.3 Definition of health manpower..........
2.4 Health manpower planning............
2.5 Availability of health manpower.........
3. WHO and health manpower..............
4. Review of health manpower studies...........
4.1 Approaches to estimating manpower requirements .
4.2 Appraisal of selected studies...........
4.3 Additional methods of manpower planning.....
4.4 Concluding remarks...............
5. Introduction to health manpower planning........
5.1 Definitions and nomenclature...........
5.2 Health manpower studies............
5.3 Statistics as the basis for all planning.......
5.4 Anticipating the future.............
6. The planning process.................
6.1 Stages of health manpower planning........
6.2 Analysis of the national situation.........
6.3 Criteria for the selection of a study design.....
6.4 Information requirements : a check-list
6.5 Balancing manpower supply and demand.....
7. Some factors influencing health manpower requirements .
7.1 Needs and demands for services.........
7.2 Health manpower and its use...........
8. Formulation and implementation of policy........
8.1 Political, economic and social factors in implementa­tion ......................
8.2 Need for full participation of local administrators . .
8.3 Levels and matters of decision-making.......
9. Conclusions.....................
10. Recommendations..................
10.1 General....................
10.2 Permanent study units for health manpower planning
10.3 Education...................
10.4 Research activities...............
Annex. Review of WHO activities............