Stakeholders' perspectives on health workforce policy reform

Hepburn, Valerie A.; Healy, Judith

doi:10.1071/ah070385

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“…The effectiveness and benefits of current formal and informal management training in building hospitals managers' management capacity is doubtful (Kalhor et al, 2016b;Lankarani et al, 2013). To adopt the widely recommended CBE frameworks in training and developing health service managers, thus a competent management workforce for a sustainable health system in Iran, the actual competency requirements need to be fully understood (Hepburn and Healy, 2007;Liang et al, 2013a, b). Hellriegel et al (2008) defined competence as the "sets of knowledge, skills, behaviours, and attitudes that a person needs to be effective in a wide range of positions and various types of organisation" (p. 2).…”

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Developing competent public hospital managers: a qualitative study from Iran

Kakemam

Janati

Mohaghegh

et al. 2021

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PurposeHospitals need highly trained and competent managers to be responsible for the strategic development, overall operation and service provision. The identification and confirmation of core management competency requirements is a fundamental first step towards developing the competent management workforce for sustainable hospital service provision. This paper reports on the finding of a recent study focusing on identifying managerial competencies required by middle and senior-level managers in the public hospitals in Iran.Design/methodology/approachThe qualitative research design included position description analysis and focus group discussions with middle and senior-level public hospital managers in Iran. When analysing the identified knowledge, skills and attitudes, the validated MCAP framework was used to guide the grouping of them into associating management competencies.FindingsThe study identified 11 to 13 key tasks required by middle and senior-level managers and confirmed that the position descriptions used by current Iranian hospitals might not truly reflect the actual core responsibilities of the management positions. The study also confirmed seven core managerial competencies required to perform these tasks effectively. These core competencies included evidence-informed decision-making; operations, administration and resource management; knowledge of healthcare environment and the organisation; interpersonal, communication qualities and relationship management; leading people and organisation; enabling and managing change and professionalism.Research limitations/implicationsCompetencies were identified based on managers' perceptions. Views and experiences of other stakeholders were not captured.Practical implicationsThe seven core management competency identified in the current study provides a clear direction of competency development among senior and middle-level managers working at the Iranian public hospitals. The study also confirms that position descriptions do not reflect the actual responsibilities of current hospital managers, which are in need to urgent review.Originality/valueThis is the first study that has identified the core managerial competencies required by middle and senior-level hospital managers in Iran.

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Developing competent public hospital managers: a qualitative study from Iran

Kakemam

Janati

Mohaghegh

et al. 2021

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“…The growth of public health education in Australia has been a product of purposeful government investment as well as the result of broader policies in the health and education sectors. However, there are no currently coordinated efforts underway to address these issues for the future [ 9 ].…”

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The future of public health: the importance of workforce

Lin

Watson

Oldenburg

2009

Aust N Z Health Policy

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Health workforce has become a major concern and a significant health policy issue around the world in recent years. With recent international and national initiatives and models being developed and implemented in Australia and other countries, it is timely to understand the need and the rationale for a better trained and educated public health workforce for the future. Much more attention should also be given to evaluation and research in this field.Through this thematic series on Workforce and Public Health, we have drawn on the diverse nature of public health, workforce implications, education and training and national and international case examples of ongoing improvements and issues in this sector.

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Competency requirements for middle and senior managers in community health services

Liang

Howard

Koh

et al. 2013

Aust. J. Prim. Health

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The Australian health system has been subjected to rapid changes in the last 20 years to meet increasingly unmet health needs. Improvement of the efficiency and comprehensiveness of community-based services is one of the solutions to reducing the increasing demand for hospital care. Competent managers are one of the key contributors to effective and efficient health service delivery. However, the understanding of what makes a competent manager, especially in the community health services (CHS), is limited. Using an exploratory and mixed-methods approach, including focus group discussions and an online survey, this study identified five key competencies required by senior and mid-level CHS managers in metropolitan, regional and rural areas of Victoria: Interpersonal, communication qualities and relationship management; Operations, administration and resource management; Knowledge of the health care environment; Leading and managing change; and Evidence-informed decision-making. This study confirms that core competencies do exist across different management levels and improves our understanding of managerial competency requirements for middle to senior CHS managers, with implications for current and future health service management workforce development.

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Stakeholders' perspectives on health workforce policy reform

Cited by 4 publications

References 18 publications

Developing competent public hospital managers: a qualitative study from Iran

Developing competent public hospital managers: a qualitative study from Iran

The future of public health: the importance of workforce

Competency requirements for middle and senior managers in community health services

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