Table 3 Results from IPCAF core component 7 (workload, staffing and bed occupancy)
Number (%) IPCAF 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|
Question 1 | Are appropriate staffing levels assessed in your facility according to patient workload using national standards or a standard staffing needs assessment tool such as the WHO Workload indicators of staffing need method? | |
No | 107 (16.2) | |
Yes | 553 (83.8) | |
Question 2 | Is an agreed (that is, WHO or national) ratio of health care workers to patients maintained across your facility? | |
No | 48 (7.3) | |
Yes, for staff in less than 50% of units | 43 (6.5) | |
Yes, for staff in more than 50% of units | 215 (32.6) | |
Yes, for all health care workers in the facility | 354 (53.6) | |
Question 3 | Is a system in place in your facility to act on the results of the staffing needs assessments when staffing levels are deemed to be too low? | |
No | 107 (16.2) | |
Yes | 553 (83.8) | |
Question 4 | Is the design of wards in your facility in accordance with international standards regarding bed capacity? | |
No | 42 (6.4) | |
Yes, but only in certain departments | 215 (32.6) | |
Yes, for all departments (including emergency department and pediatrics) | 403 (61.0) | |
Question 5 | Is bed occupancy in your facility kept to one patient per bed? | |
No | 10 (1.5) | |
Yes, but only in certain departments | 44 (6.7) | |
Yes, for all units (including emergency departments and pediatrics) | 606 (91.8) | |
Question 6 | Are patients in your facility placed in beds standing in the corridor outside of the room (including beds in the emergency department)? | |
Yes, more frequently than twice a week | 70 (10.6) | |
Yes, less frequently than twice a week | 104 (15.8) | |
No | 486 (73.6) | |
Question 7 | Is adequate spacing of > 1 m between patient beds ensured in your facility? | |
No | 16 (2.4) | |
Yes, but only in certain departments | 134 (20.3) | |
Yes, for all departments (including emergency department and pediatrics) | 510 (77.3) | |
Question 8 | Is a system in place in your facility to assess and respond when adequate bed capacity is exceeded? | |
No | 18 (2.7) | |
Yes, this is the responsibility of the head of department | 237 (35.9) | |
Yes, this is the responsibility of the hospital administration/management | 405 (61.4) |