Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

I thank Professor Anthony Vijay Pais for being an academic mentor for me. I thank all my family members for the support.

And, I thank all those who were not for me! I am here because of you! Thank you!

I thank Dr Fahad Al-Muhanna (then CEO of King Fahd Specialist Hospital, Saudi Arabia) for encouraging me to initiate this wonderful report and laying down the groundwork for the development of a Workforce Plan for Healthcare in Saudi Arabia in 2008.

A similar good detailed Workforce plan based on International standards is not available for India so far. This publication will be a landmark workforce plan available in India.

The first detailed workforce plan aims to serve as Guidelines for further studies in this field and does not aim to be the ‘final say’ on the subject. The changing trends in healthcare delivery system will alter the Workforce Plans for India.

And, similar to my publication on "National Unique ID for e-Health in India' presented in the Telemedicine Society of India in November 2007, this article is 'pro bono' and a public domain article.

Prepared by:

Dr Savio Pereira

MBBS St John's Medical College Hospital Bangalore

MS (General Surgery) Madras Medical College, Chennai (INDIA)

MBA (Hospital Management)

MSc (Healthcare Informatics) University of Bath, Royal College of Surgeons, (Edinburgh)

M Phil (Hospital & Health Systems Management) Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani & Christian Medical College, Vellore

Copyright © 2010 Savio Pereira

Abbreviations

ABBREVIATIONS

ALOS Average length of stay

AHP Allied Health Professional

ARI Acute respiratory infections

BOD Burden of Disease

BOR Bed Occupancy Rate

CQI Continuous Quality Improvement

CME Continuing Medical Education

DALE Disease Adjusted Life Expectancy

DALY Disability Adjusted Life Year

DHS Demographic and Health Survey

DPR Doctor to population ratio

DRG Diagnostic Related Group

EME Established Market Economies

FTE Full time equivalents

GDP Gross Domestic Product

GNI Gross National Income

GOSI Government Operated Social Insurance

IMR Infant Mortality Rate

HR Human Resources

JLI Joint Learning Initiative

MICS Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey

MMR Maternal Mortality Rate

NGO Non-Governmental Organization

USAID United States Agency for International Development

WDI World Development Indicators

WDR World Development Report

WHO World Health Organization

Prepared by:

Dr Savio Pereira

MBBS St John's Medical College Hospital Bangalore

MS (General Surgery) Madras Medical College, Chennai (INDIA)

MBA (Hospital Management)

MSc (Healthcare Informatics) University of Bath, Royal College of Surgeons, (Edinburgh)

M Phil (Hospital & Health Systems Management) Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani & Christian Medical College, Vellore

Copyright © 2010 Savio Pereira

email:saviopereira7@gmail.com

Chapter 1. Definitions of Healthcare Personnel

CHAPTER 1. DEFINITIONS OF HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL

1. Physicians: includes generalists and specialists.

2. Nurses: includes professional nurses, enrolled nurses and other nurses, such as dental nurses and primary care nurses.

3. Midwives: includes professional midwives and enrolled midwives. Traditional birth attendants are counted as community health workers (see below).

4. Dentists: includes dentists, dental assistants and dental technicians.

5. Laboratory health workers: includes laboratory scientists, laboratory assistants, laboratory technicians and radiographers.

6. Environment and public health workers: includes environmental and public health officers, sanitarians, hygienists, environmental and public health technicians, district health officers, malaria technicians, meat inspectors, public health supervisors and similar professions.

7. Community health workers: includes traditional medicine practitioners, faith healers, assistant/community health-education workers, community health officers, family health workers, lady health visitors, health extension package workers, community midwives, institution-based personal care workers and traditional birth attendants.

8. Other health workers: includes a large number of occupations such as dieticians and nutritionists, medical assistants, occupational therapists, operators of medical and dentistry equipment, optometrists and opticians, physiotherapists, podiatrists, prosthetic/orthotic engineers, psychologists, respiratory therapists, speech pathologists, medical trainees and interns.

9. Health management and support workers: includes general manager, statisticians, lawyers, accountants, medical secretaries, gardeners, computer technicians, ambulance staff, cleaning staff, building and engineering staff, skilled administrative staff and general support staff.

Other definitions:

10. Pharmacists: are health professionals who practice the art and science of pharmacy.

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Prepared by:

Dr Savio Pereira

MBBS St John's Medical College Hospital Bangalore, India

MS (General Surgery) Madras Medical College, Chennai (INDIA)

MBA (Hospital Management)

MSc (Healthcare Informatics) University of Bath, Royal College of Surgeons, (Edinburgh), U.K.

M Phil (Hospital & Health Systems Management) Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani & Christian Medical College, Vellore

Copyright © 2010 Savio Pereira

email:saviopereira7@gmail.com

Title Page: Workforce Plan for Healthcare in India: 2010 to 2050 Vision Document

Workforce Plan for Healthcare in India: 2010 to 2050 Vision Document

Planning the Human Resources for the Workforce in Healthcare for India

Version 1.0 dated 01-12-2010

Prepared by:

Dr Savio Pereira

MBBS St John's Medical College Hospital Bangalore

MS (General Surgery) Madras Medical College, Chennai (INDIA)

MBA (Hospital Management)

MSc (Healthcare Informatics) University of Bath, Royal College of Surgeons, (Edinburgh)

M Phil (Hospital & Health Systems Management) Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani & Christian Medical College, Vellore

Copyright © 2010 Savio Pereira

email:saviopereira7@gmail.com