Prioritizing people and rapid learning in times of crisis: A virtual learning initiative to support health workers during the COVID‐19 pandemic
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Date
2021
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Publisher
Wiley
Abstract
The Western Cape province was the early epicentre of the
coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in South Africa and on
the African continent. In this short article we report on an
initiative set up within the provincial Department of Health
early in the pandemic to facilitate collective learning and
support for health workers and managers across the health
system, emphasising the importance of leadership, systems
resilience, nonhierarchical learning and connectedness.
These strategies included regular and systematic engagement with organised labour, different ways of gauging and
responding to staff morale, and daily ‘huddles’ for raid
learning and responsive action.
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Keywords
Covid-19, Health workforce support, Leadership, Resilience, Western Cape province
Citation
Engelbrecht, B. et al. (2021). Prioritizing people and rapid learning in times of crisis: A virtual learning initiative to support health workers during the COVID‐19 pandemic. International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 36(S1),168–173. 10.1002/hpm.3149