Roles of Sub-district Health Promoting Hospitals Administrators in Policy Implementation: A case study of Taoung Sub-district Health Promoting Hospitals,

Abstract

The Sub-District Health Promoting Hospitals (PCU)should be developed quality service as the Primary Care standard. The purpose of this study is to examine the process of policy implementation through Taoung PCU. The study design was Action research. The study was divided into 3 phases: the preparation, operation, and evaluation, by using quality cycle in the Process. Those were Planning Stage (P), Acting Stage (A), Observe Stage (O) and Reflect Stage (R). The 48 samples of the PCU administrators and staff in Muang District, Surin province. The participants were purposive selected as the sample. The study tools were a questionnaire and an evaluate stand. The data were analyzed by using Percentage, Mean, and Standard Deviation by using statistics software programs.

            The results showed that both administrator and staff were high level of administration before intervention The PCU were succeed as Taoung, which enhances model for public health assessment as follows: 1) Organizational Governance, 2) team work as a network (Network), 3) having goal (Goal), 4) being a learning organization (Learning Organization),5) beneficial utilization (Utilization), 6) sharing lesson-learned (knowledge management), 7) new primary care services (New Primary Care Service), and management by using 8) good governance (Good Governance). Primary Care Units should be developed for sustainable quality service standard.

In conclusion, implementation of PCU can be successful practitioners, the must understand the purposes of the policy and have the clear communication system to generate the participation of all stakeholders. Finally, the proactive system management will lead to effectives of the successful policy implementation.