Introduction To reach required Ministry of Health standards, nutrition services in health facilities need strengthening. Accordingly, a comprehensive assessment is needed to provide a bench mark to improve the quality of nutrition services. The Nutrition Service Delivery Assessment (NSDA) Tool is specifically designed to assess the status and monitor the quality of implementation for nutrition services in health facilities. The NSDA tool helps generate evidence to inform decisions related to planning for improving nutrition service delivery within the health system. Overall Objective of the NSDA Tool The main objective of this assessment is to generate reliable information on the current status and functioning of the health facility in providing nutrition care and support services. This information will be used to inform plans aimed at enhancing capacity and improving the quality of nutrition service delivery in Uganda’s health facilities. Specific Objectives To assess human resource capacity to deliver nutrition services in health facilities To determine the availability of nutrition services in the health facility To ascertain the existence and functionality of the facility-community linkages To assess availability and functionality of quality improvement projects for nutrition To assess the availability of nutrition equipment, materials, supplies, and adequacy of storage To assess the management and use of nutrition data in health facilities Implementation Protocol The district and health facilities should have information about the assessment from the Ministry of Health (i.e., at least a week before the assessment date). On arrival in the district, the assessment team leader should report to the District Health Officer to brief him/her on the purpose of the assessment. The District Health Officer should introduce the assessment team to the health facility in charges. While at the health facility, the team leader and his/her team should: Introduce the purpose of the assessment exercise Administer the assessment tool accordingly Request to physically check for the availability of tools/equipment Ensure the tool is filled completely and accurately Fill in a summary of healthy facility findings in the form at the end of the tool Debrief the health facility manager one narrative summary report for the team Submit hard copies of the filled-in questionnaires to the team leader Submit your electronic summary report to the team leader and accountability report to the activity coordinator
Introduction To reach required Ministry of Health standards, nutrition services in health facilities need strengthening. Accordingly, a comprehensive assessment is needed to provide a bench mark to improve the quality of nutrition services. The Nutrition Service Delivery Assessment (NSDA) Tool is specifically designed to assess the status and monitor the quality of implementation for nutrition services in health facilities. The NSDA tool helps generate evidence to inform decisions related to planning for improving nutrition service delivery within the health system. Overall Objective of the NSDA Tool The main objective of this assessment is to generate reliable information on the current status and functioning of the health facility in providing nutrition care and support services. This information will be used to inform plans aimed at enhancing capacity and improving the quality of nutrition service delivery in Uganda’s health facilities. Specific Objectives To assess human resource capacity to deliver nutrition services in health facilities To determine the availability of nutrition services in the health facility To ascertain the existence and functionality of the facility-community linkages To assess availability and functionality of quality improvement projects for nutrition To assess the availability of nutrition equipment, materials, supplies, and adequacy of storage To assess the management and use of nutrition data in health facilities Implementation Protocol The district and health facilities should have information about the assessment from the Ministry of Health (i.e., at least a week before the assessment date). On arrival in the district, the assessment team leader should report to the District Health Officer to brief him/her on the purpose of the assessment. The District Health Officer should introduce the assessment team to the health facility in charges. While at the health facility, the team leader and his/her team should: Introduce the purpose of the assessment exercise Administer the assessment tool accordingly Request to physically check for the availability of tools/equipment Ensure the tool is filled completely and accurately Fill in a summary of healthy facility findings in the form at the end of the tool Debrief the health facility manager one narrative summary report for the team Submit hard copies of the filled-in questionnaires to the team leader Submit your electronic summary report to the team leader and accountability report to the activity coordinator
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