Guidelines for the Management of Primary Health Care Units after the Transfer of Missions from the Provincial Health Office to the Provincial Administrative Organization in Chan Daen District in Phetchabun Province.

Abstract

This objectives of this study were to : 1) study the public health management of primary health care units after the transfer of missions from the Provincial Public Health Office to the Phetchabun Provincial Administrative Organization at Chon Daen District in Phetchabun Province, 2) study the problems in the public health management of primary health care units after the transfer of missions from the Provincial Public Health Office to the Phetchabun Provincial Administrative Organization at Chon Daen District in Phetchabun Province, and 3) find the guidelines for the public health management of primary health care units after the transfer of missions from the Provincial Public Health Office to the Phetchabun Provincial Administrative Organization at Chon Daen District in Phetchabun Province. This study was a qualitative research method. The Key informants were all personnel working in the primary health care units to transfer from the Provincial Public Health Office to the Phetchabun Provincial Administrative Organization divided into 3 groups: group of employees with transferred maintenance allowance, permanent civil servants, and the chairpersons of the executive network and directors or acting directors of primary health care units at Chon Daen District under the Phetchabun PAO transferred in totaling 34 people. The research instruments used in this study were semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions. Data were analyzed using inductive content analysis and verified through triangulation.
The following guidelines for the management of primary health care units after the transfer: 1) the guidelines for supporting the local administrative organization's computerbased accounting system, 2) the guidelines for Developing Knowledge Standards for Financial Officers in Primary Healthcare Units, 3) the guidelines for efficient budget utilization, 4) the guidelines for manpower management, 5) the guidelines for personnel competency development, 6) the guidelines for acquiring additional or new land for constructing improved buildings and environment, 7) the guidelines for developing and improving public utilities and building designs according to green building criteria, 8) the guidelines for Service system development according to the priority of local public health problems, 9) the guidelines for providing public access to chest X-ray examinations and oral and dental check-ups with dental services, and 10) the guidelines for providing health promotion and disease prevention services.