ABSTRACT
Ugandan public Schools of Clinical Officers (SOCOs) face a serious problem of understaffing with qualified tutors; despite there being sufficient numbers in the country. Poor staffing of training institutions affects the quality of the graduates produced by the schools and eventually dictates poor quality provided by the health workers. This study set out to determine the workload-based staffing needs for two schools; determine the effects of understaffing and coping mechanisms adopted by the schools and the students. It was a descriptive cross-sectional study using the Workload Indicators of Staffing Need (WISN) methodology developed by the WHO; conducted in June 2006 in Mbale and Gulu SOCOs
Subject(s)
Academies and Institutes , Health Personnel , Quality of Health Care , WorkloadABSTRACT
The Uganda Heart Institute Ltd. was founded in 1988 jointly by four boadies: (1) Minsitry of health of Uganda. (2) Mulago National Teaching and Referral Hospital. (3) Makerere University. (4) Uganda Heart Foundation (A Non Government organisation composed of well wishers such as Rotarians). It was fully registered on 29/08/2001 as Uganda Heart Institute Ltd. by Guarantee of the four founder bodies named above. it is a semi-autonomous body. 1.1 Vision: the vision of Uganda Heart Institute Ltd. is to become a centre of excellence in cardiac care and the Best Cardiac Centre in the Great Lakes Region of Africa. 1.2. Mission: To engage in Preventive; Curative; Educational; Rehabilitative and Research Activities on cardiac diseases. 1.3. Objectives: The objectives for which the Institute is established are: a) To provided Health Education in order to promote good health and to prevent heart diseases and diseases of other related organs. b) To offer medical and surgical treatment and rehabilitation of persons affected by heart diseases and diseases of other related organs. c) To carry out research and feasibility studies on all aspects of heart diseases and of other related organs. d) To train; enlighten and educate medical students; graduate doctors; technicians; nurses and other health workers on heart diseases and diseases of other related organs. e) To support; co-ordinate; co-operate and subscribe with any other organisation; public body; insitution; society; club; whether it is national or International which may have the same objectives as herein above