AN EVALUATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS LOCAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AFTER THE TRANSFER OF MISSION SUB-DISTRICT HEALTH PROMOTING HOSPITAL TO SAKON NAKHON PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION ORGANIZATION

Abstract

In fiscal year 2023, the Sakon Nakhon Provincial Administration has undertaken the transfer of 144 sub-district health promotion hospitals from the Ministry of Public Health, and the policy proposals of the local public health administration have been prepared after the transfer of the sub-district health promotion hospital mission to Sakon Nakhon Provincial Administration. This survey research aims to evaluate the implementation of these policy proposals. It was a purposeful study of the population of 144 representatives of officers in sub-district health promotion hospitals under the Sakon Nakhon Provincial Administration Organization in 2023. Questionnaires were used as a data collection tool, and the data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, including the mean and standard deviation. The research results found that the overview of local public health administration of sub-district health promotion hospitals under the Sakon Nakhon Provincial Administration Organization had good performance. When considering each aspect of administration, it was found that there were 3 areas of very good management: health service information management, primary health care management and primary care, and budget, finance, accounting, and procurement management, respectively. The other 4 areas of management are classified as good: personnel management, management of medicines, medical supplies, and devices organizational structure management, and supervision, monitoring, and evaluation.