An investigation into the elements influencing stock control and their relation to health care delivery in the public setting: Development of a stock control assessment tool

dc.contributor.advisorEagles, P F K
dc.contributor.authorKagee, Halima
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-27T10:55:59Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-09T10:51:07Z
dc.date.available2021-10-27T10:55:59Z
dc.date.available2024-05-09T10:51:07Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.descriptionMasters of Scienceen_US
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to develop a Stock Control Assessment Tool for use in the public health care sector and then to apply it to identify problems in the stock control system. This would help authorities to optimize the system. The advantages experienced with such a dynamic Assessment Tool were many: The Tool was quick and easy to apply; it was user friendly; it provided an immediate SWOT analysis of a particular facility; it is in line with the SA NDP directives and it provides an indication of which structures are in place and whether they are functioning properly. Furthermore; it could determine the increase or decrease in performance of a facility (therefore identify trends within the functional status of a system) when data is collected over a period of time; and finally, it could also be used to prioritize drug policy directives. The following steps were established in the development of the Tool: A literature review of pharmaceutical stock control and Drug Supply Management was addressed to provide the background information for the motivation of this study and to identify the various elements that could influence stock control at a facility level. Observational studies were applied at selected private and public facilities to observe the impact of these identified stock control elements. An 'ideal' stock control system was then generated from the literature review and observational assessment. A structured questionnaire was developed and surveyed at these facilities to generate key areas of concern of a stock control system. A study and adaptation of the indicator methods used by the World Health Organization (WHO) to monitor drug use in health facilities resulted in the formulation of a practical Stock Control Assessment Tool based on 11 key indicators and a number of sub-indicators, all of which were objectively defined. The Tool was then applied at selected public facilities and the results were analyzed quantitatively, qualitatively and subjectively. Each of the indicators was then applied and results examined closely with a view to possible refinements of the indicator. The refinements were made and the Tool was re-applied at two selected facilities. These two facilities were randomly selected from the original six facilities included for the testing of the Tool. Final conclusions and specific recommendations were generated to improve the stock control systems at the selected public health care facilities.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/14581
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectABC value analysisen_US
dc.subjectGood Manufacturing Practices (GMP)en_US
dc.subjectEssential Drug Programme of South Africa ( EDP)en_US
dc.subjectCentral Medical Depot (CMD)en_US
dc.subjectStandard Operating Procedures (SOP)en_US
dc.subjectStrengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT)en_US
dc.subjectWorld Health Organization (WHO)en_US
dc.titleAn investigation into the elements influencing stock control and their relation to health care delivery in the public setting: Development of a stock control assessment toolen_US

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