Knowledge and Skills Gap of Medical Practitioners Delivering District Hospital Services in the Western Cape, South Africa


 
Language:

English

Authors:

De Villiers MR, De Villiers PJT

Series/Journal Title:

South African Family Practice

Volume:

48

Issue:

2

Copyright:

2006

Pages:

4

Description:

Health service managers in the Western Cape requested a skills audit of medical officers in district hospitals to identify a possible gap in competencies that may impact on service delivery. The aim of this study was thus to identify the knowledge and skills of medical practitioners delivering these services in the Western Cape and to compare them with service needs in order to make recommendations for education and training. This article reports on the results of the knowledge and skills gap analysis, while the results of the district hospital performance data and in-depth interviews are reported elsewhere. [author’s description]
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