1. Using HRH information to answer key policy and management questions Name Event Location - Date

2. Good Health Worker Data is Needed for… Education and Training – to make sound decisions about education and training, quantity and type Registration – to ensure qualified supply Deployment – to meet needs Management – of personnel; tracking movements Planning – right person, right place, right skills, right time TrainingRegistrationDeploymentManagementPlanning

3. Identifying policy and management questions The goal of developing a HRIS is to have current, reliable information to answer questions about the health workforce. Human resources policy and management questions are, very simply, those questions about the health workforce that you need to answer. Questions could come from regular reports you need to complete, e.g. HSSP, quarterly reports, or sporadic requests from the Ministers, PS, Directors, etc.

4. Policy and Management Questions Think of questions that are often asked but cannot be answered because the needed information is not available, current, or complete. Starting with the questions that are most pressing ensures that iHRIS truly meets the need, without capturing unnecessary information.

5. Sample Policy Questions How many health professional students are in training? How many health professional students are discontinuing their studies before completing training and why? How many doctors are working in rural areas? What is the gender distribution of staff? What are the relative average salaries and promotion rates? How many health workers are nearing retirement age? What are the causes of attrition for health care workers?

6. Sample Management Questions How many and which staff are currently eligible for a pay increase, promotion, or transfer? How many positions are currently vacant? Are there existing public sector staff who should be promoted to fill these positions? What are the academic qualifications of public sector health professionals? What are their in-service training needs?

7. Process for stakeholders to identify key questions Break into small groups according to expertise: – regulatory bodies; – training institutions; – Human Resources managers; – policymakers. Identify those policy, training, and management questions most pertinent to the group. Identify if data are currently available.

8. Group Work: Training, Management, and Policy Questions Policy QuestionData available?Priority How many health workers will retire during next five years by cadre and district? YesHigh How many students are being trained by cadre and region? NoHigh What is the rural to urban distribution of doctors and nurses? YesMedium

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