Obstacles to the Implementation of Intersectoral Planning in the Healthcare System

Introduction: Health master plan is a tool designed to promote health and it is essential to define strategies, policies, and directions to health system programs. Therefore, the present study aimed to find obstacles to intersectoral planning and help it to implement. Methods: This was a qualitativ...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Mardani, Mahmood Nekoei moghaddam, Erfaneh Rahmanian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of Qualitative Research in Health Sciences
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Online Access:http://jqr.kmu.ac.ir/article-1-1298-en.html
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author Mohammad Mardani
Mahmood Nekoei moghaddam
Erfaneh Rahmanian
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description Introduction: Health master plan is a tool designed to promote health and it is essential to define strategies, policies, and directions to health system programs. Therefore, the present study aimed to find obstacles to intersectoral planning and help it to implement. Methods: This was a qualitative and content analysis study (Mixed method). The study participants consisted of 12 managers and experts in planning involved in the development of the health master plan of Kerman and were selected through purposive and snowball sampling. Data collection was conducted through semi-structured and were analyzed using framework analysis method. The four criteria of “Credibility, Dependability, Confirmability, and transferability” were considered to increase the validity and reliability of the research. Results: Two themes are internal and external factors in the form of 8 sub-themes, including Stewardship, management commitment, Financing, training, information, policymaking, laws and regulations and intersectoral collaboration identified as obstacles to the implementation of intersectoral planning in health master plan of Kerman. Conclusion: Each plan, especially long-term and intersectoral planning, needs a set of collaboration, resources, legal requirements and most importantly, commitment to achieve its ultimate goal that, if this goal is related to the health of the community, the importance of the program’s implementation is doubled.
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spelling doaj.art-369d0f2002f0445fbca0893e4213dda52024-04-03T08:07:46ZengKerman University of Medical SciencesJournal of Qualitative Research in Health Sciences2645-61092645-61092020-03-01842836Obstacles to the Implementation of Intersectoral Planning in the Healthcare SystemMohammad Mardani0Mahmood Nekoei moghaddam1Erfaneh Rahmanian2 Msc, Social determinants of health research center,Mashhad university of medical science,Mashhad, Iran professor,Departments of health services management,school of management and medical informatics, Kerman university of medicals Science, Kerman ,Iran Social determinants of health research center,Mashhad university of medical science,Mashhad, Iran Introduction: Health master plan is a tool designed to promote health and it is essential to define strategies, policies, and directions to health system programs. Therefore, the present study aimed to find obstacles to intersectoral planning and help it to implement. Methods: This was a qualitative and content analysis study (Mixed method). The study participants consisted of 12 managers and experts in planning involved in the development of the health master plan of Kerman and were selected through purposive and snowball sampling. Data collection was conducted through semi-structured and were analyzed using framework analysis method. The four criteria of “Credibility, Dependability, Confirmability, and transferability” were considered to increase the validity and reliability of the research. Results: Two themes are internal and external factors in the form of 8 sub-themes, including Stewardship, management commitment, Financing, training, information, policymaking, laws and regulations and intersectoral collaboration identified as obstacles to the implementation of intersectoral planning in health master plan of Kerman. Conclusion: Each plan, especially long-term and intersectoral planning, needs a set of collaboration, resources, legal requirements and most importantly, commitment to achieve its ultimate goal that, if this goal is related to the health of the community, the importance of the program’s implementation is doubled.http://jqr.kmu.ac.ir/article-1-1298-en.htmlintersectoral planninghealthcare systemhealth master plankerman
spellingShingle Mohammad Mardani
Mahmood Nekoei moghaddam
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Obstacles to the Implementation of Intersectoral Planning in the Healthcare System
Journal of Qualitative Research in Health Sciences
intersectoral planning
healthcare system
health master plan
kerman
title Obstacles to the Implementation of Intersectoral Planning in the Healthcare System
title_full Obstacles to the Implementation of Intersectoral Planning in the Healthcare System
title_fullStr Obstacles to the Implementation of Intersectoral Planning in the Healthcare System
title_full_unstemmed Obstacles to the Implementation of Intersectoral Planning in the Healthcare System
title_short Obstacles to the Implementation of Intersectoral Planning in the Healthcare System
title_sort obstacles to the implementation of intersectoral planning in the healthcare system
topic intersectoral planning
healthcare system
health master plan
kerman
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