Pediatrics

Welcome to the next stage of the Project HEAL Delphi Study. This stage is a build-up on the initial stage. You would therefore see a repetition in some of the questions. You are to determine if the resources listed should be present in a Level 1, 2, 3, or 4 Health facility. If a particular item must be present in all the levels, you can select all the levels for that item.

The total scores will be used to develop a checklist, which hospitals can independently administer, to determine their level of health care provision based on specific specializations and overscore. These can then inform the emergency care services, referral facilities, health workers and the general public on which facility provides which level of care.

Be assured that your response is confidential. Only aggregated results would be seen by the Delphi group.

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HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION

Level 1 Paediatric Hospital Facility 
Can be an academic/public/private facility located in an urban, suburban or rural area. Facility should be able to provide sub-specialty services including cardiology, cardiology, neonatology, endocrinology, oncology, neurology. There should be a 24hr service in all major specialties. Total care from prevention through rehabilitation including research and education is  available. The center should serve as a referral point in the region or section of the country. 

Level 2 Paediatric Hospital Facility 
Can be an academic/public/private facility located in an urban, suburban or rural area. The facility should be able to provide 24-hour medical cover, including the common specialties such as paediatrician, paed cardiologist, neonatologist. Not all sub-specialty may be present, and the facility cannot give comprehensive care to complex paediatric conditions. Educational outreach, research and prevention programmes are possible.

Level 3 Paediatric Hospital Facility
Can be an academic/public/private facility located in an urban, suburban or rural area. Staffed by medical officers with some paediatric expertise. Provides prompt assessment, resuscitation and stabilization of paediatric emergencies, and arrange for possible transfer to a facility that provides definitive paediatric care. The facility is able to establish early transfer systems for patients beyond its capabilities.  

Level 4 Paediatric Hospital Facility
Can be an academic/public/private facility located in an urban, suburban or rural area. The facility is a minimally equipped facility staffed by Physician Assistants and Nurses only. Runs mostly outpatient clinics with no overnight admissions, no surgeries. They can provide basic care for common childhood illnesses.

Please select which of the listed items you deem necessary/important for each level of hospital/facility care.

P.S.

Level 1 describes the highest level hospital/facility and level 4 describes the lowest Hospital/facility

PERSONNEL

The following are a list of paediatric resuscitative equipment. Please select which of them you deem necessary/important for each level of hospital/facility care.

P.S.

Level 1 describes the highest level hospital/facility and level 4 describes the lowest Hospital/facility

Please select which of the listed items you deem necessary/important for each level of hospital/facility care.

P.S.

Level 1 describes the highest level hospital/facility and level 4 describes the lowest Hospital/facility

Please select which of the listed items you deem necessary/important for each level of hospital/facility care.

P.S.

Level 1 describes the highest level hospital/facility and level 4 describes the lowest Hospital/facility

Kindly review the description of the Health facility level and give your edits/comments