Facility type and primary care performance in sub-district health promotion hospitals in Northern Thailand.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poor and middle-income Thai people rely heavily on primary care health services. These are staffed by a range of professionals. However, it is unknown whether the performance of primary care varies according to the staffing and organization of local service delivery units. Tambon (sub-district) health promotion hospitals (THPHs) were introduced in 2009 to upgrade the services offered by the previous health centres, but were faced with continuing shortages of doctors and nurses. The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) designated three categories of THPH, defined according to whether they were regularly staffed by a medical practitioner, a qualified nurse or non-clinical public health officers. This study aimed to compare the performance of primary care offered by the three d

SUBMITTER: Kitreerawutiwong N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5365112 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature