https://www.capacityplus.org/taxonomy/term/351/all en https://www.capacityplus.org/holding-health-workers-accountable-technical-brief-3 <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-authoring-information"><div class="field field-type-text field-field-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Author&#039;s name:&nbsp;</div> Rachel Deussom, Wanda Jaskiewicz, Sarah Dwyer, and Kate Tulenko </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-publication-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">May 2012 (All day)</span> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-resource"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file"><img class="filefield-icon field-icon-application-pdf" alt="application/pdf icon" src="https://www.capacityplus.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png" /><a href="https://www.capacityplus.org/files/resources/holding-health-workers-accountable-governance-approaches-reducing-absenteeism.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=712091" title="holding-health-workers-accountable-governance-approaches-reducing-absenteeism.pdf">CapacityPlus Technical Brief #3 (PDF)</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-link field-field-link"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="http://www.capacityplus.org/technical-brief-3/">CapacityPlus Technical Brief #3 (Interactive Version)</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Health workforce absenteeism is a serious problem and can greatly diminish the effectiveness of health service delivery. Reducing absenteeism requires a decentralized approach involving broad stakeholder groups to address underlying governance issues and reinforce complementary accountability mechanisms. This technical brief looks at the cost of absenteeism, examines governance issues, describes the various stakeholders, and offers a number of recommendations for strengthening governance to reduce absenteeism.<br /><em><br />Access the <a href="http://www.capacityplus.org/technical-brief-3/">interactive version</a> or the <a href="http://www.capacityplus.org/files/resources/holding-health-workers-accountable-governance-approaches-reducing-absenteeism.pdf">PDF</a>. Also read the related </em><a href="http://www.capacityplus.org/interview-rachel-deussom-holding-health-workers-accountable"><em>news</em></a><em>. If you have any questions, please <a href="http://www.capacityplus.org/contact">contact us</a>.</em></p> Absenteeism Governance Health Workers Retention Workplace Effectiveness Technical Briefs Workforce Effectiveness Thu, 10 May 2012 13:15:45 +0000 Sarah Dwyer 754 at https://www.capacityplus.org