Advancing the application of systems thinking in health : South African examples of a leadership of sensemaking for primary health care

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dc.contributor.authorGilson, Lucy
dc.contributor.authorElloker, Soraya
dc.contributor.authorOlckers, Patti
dc.contributor.authorLehmann, Uta
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-20T17:46:13Z
dc.date.available2015-04-20T17:46:13Z
dc.date.copyright2014
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractSub-district managers recognize the challenge of having to address the passivity of primary health care (PHC) managers and their staff, as well as their role in empowering them. The article discusses leadership practices that facilitate change processes and allow for more active engagement and ownership both by managers and their staff. Undertaken collaboratively between health managers and researchers, the project is implemented through cycles of action-learning, including systematic reflection and synthesis, focusing on how local health managers can better support front line facility managers in PHC. The analysis adds to a limited body of work examining health system complexity.en
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dc.identifier.citationGilson, L., Elloker, S., Olckers, P., & Lehmann, U. (2014). Advancing the application of systems thinking in health: South African examples of a leadership of sensemaking for primary health care. Health Research Policy and Systems, 12. doi:10.1186/1478-4505-12-30en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/53974
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen
dc.relation.ispartofAdvancing the application of systems thinking in healthen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0
dc.subjectPRIMARY HEALTH CAREen
dc.subjectSOUTH AFRICAen
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEMen
dc.subjectLEADERSHIPen
dc.subjectHEALTH POLICYen
dc.subjectSYSTEMS ANALYSISen
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONAL REFORMen
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICE GATEKEEPERSen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERSen
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION BARRIERSen
dc.subjectCAPE TOWNen
dc.subjectHEALTHCARE REFORMen
dc.subjectHEALTH-CARE DELIVERYen
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIESen
dc.subjectHEALTH EQUITYen
dc.titleAdvancing the application of systems thinking in health : South African examples of a leadership of sensemaking for primary health careen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.copyright.holderGilson et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BYen
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber106975001
idrc.project.number106975
idrc.project.titleAdvancing Knowledge and Practice to Systems Thinking to Strengthen Equity in Health Systemsen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC01-9715-22
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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