Anderson, DM, Cronk, R, Best, L et al. (4 more authors) (2020) Budgeting for Environmental Health Services in Healthcare Facilities: A Ten-Step Model for Planning and Costing. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (6). 2075. p. 2075. ISSN 1661-7827
Abstract
Environmental health services (EHS) in healthcare facilities (HCFs) are critical for safe care provision, yet their availability in low- and middle-income countries is low. A poor understanding of costs hinders progress towards adequate provision. Methods are inconsistent and poorly documented in costing literature, suggesting opportunities to improve evidence. The goal of this research was to develop a model to guide budgeting for EHS in HCFs. Based on 47 studies selected through a systematic review, we identified discrete budgeting steps, developed codes to define each step, and ordered steps into a model. We identified good practices based on a review of additional selected guidelines for costing EHS and HCFs. Our model comprises ten steps in three phases: planning, data collection, and synthesis. Costing-stakeholders define the costing purpose, relevant EHS, and cost scope; assess the EHS delivery context; develop a costing plan; and identify data sources (planning). Stakeholders then execute their costing plan and evaluate the data quality (data collection). Finally, stakeholders calculate costs and disseminate findings (synthesis). We present three hypothetical costing examples and discuss good practices, including using costing frameworks, selecting appropriate indicators to measure the quantity and quality of EHS, and iterating planning and data collection to select appropriate costing approaches and identify data gaps.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
Keywords: | healthcare facilities; environmental health; water, sanitation, and hygiene; WaSH; waste management; cleaning; infection prevention and control; costing; budgeting |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 24 Apr 2020 09:24 |
Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2020 09:24 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Identification Number: | 10.3390/ijerph17062075 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:159011 |