2020
The best person (or machine) for the job: Rethinking task shifting in healthcare
SCHALKWYK, May CI van, Aleš BOUREK, Dionne Sofia KRINGOS, Luigi SICILIANI, Margaret M. BARRY et. al.Základní údaje
Originální název
The best person (or machine) for the job: Rethinking task shifting in healthcare
Název česky
Nejlepší osoba (nebo stroj) na danou práci: Nový pohled na delegování činností ve zdravotnictví
Autoři
SCHALKWYK, May CI van (826 Velká Británie a Severní Irsko), Aleš BOUREK (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí), Dionne Sofia KRINGOS (528 Nizozemské království), Luigi SICILIANI (826 Velká Británie a Severní Irsko), Margaret M. BARRY (826 Velká Británie a Severní Irsko), Jan De MAESENEER (528 Nizozemské království) a Martin MCKEE (826 Velká Británie a Severní Irsko)
Vydání
Health Policy, Clare, Elsevier, 2020, 0168-8510
Další údaje
Jazyk
angličtina
Typ výsledku
Článek v odborném periodiku
Obor
30304 Public and environmental health
Stát vydavatele
Irsko
Utajení
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Impakt faktor
Impact factor: 2.980
Kód RIV
RIV/00216224:14110/20:00118006
Organizační jednotka
Lékařská fakulta
UT WoS
000594538300013
Klíčová slova česky
zdravotní systémy; Evropa; zdravotní politika; task shifting; delegování úkolů
Klíčová slova anglicky
Health systems; Europe; Health policy; Task shifting
Štítky
Příznaky
Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 1. 4. 2021 13:47, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová
Anotace
V originále
Globally, health systems are faced with the difficult challenge of how to get the best results with the often limited number of health workers available to them. Exacerbating this challenge is the task of meeting ever-changing needs of service users and managing unprecedented technological advances. The process of matching skills to changing needs and opportunities is termed task shifting. It involves questioning health service goals, what health workers do, asking if it can be done in a better way, and implementing change. Task shifting in healthcare is often conceptualised as a process of transferring responsibility for ‘simple’ tasks from high-skilled but scarce health workers to those with less expertise and lower pay, and predominantly viewed as a means to reduce costs and promote efficiency. Here we present a position paper based on the work and expertise of the European Commission Expert Panel on Effective ways of Investing in Health. It contends that this is over simplistic, and aims to provide a new task shifting framework, informed by relevant evidence, and a series of recommendations. While far from comprehensive, there is a growing body of evidence that certain tasks traditionally undertaken by one type of health worker can be undertaken by others (or machines), in some cases to a higher standard, thus challenging the persistence of rigid professional boundaries. Task shifting has the potential to contribute to health systems strengthening when accompanied by adequate planning, resources, education, training and transparency.