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Eilish McAuliffe
Researcher at University College Dublin
Publications - 160
Citations - 3674
Eilish McAuliffe is an academic researcher from University College Dublin. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Health administration. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 140 publications receiving 2657 citations. Previous affiliations of Eilish McAuliffe include College of Health Sciences, Bahrain & Trinity College, Dublin.
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Effectiveness of community health workers delivering preventive interventions for maternal and child health in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.
Brynne Gilmore,Eilish McAuliffe +1 more
TL;DR: Community Health Workers were shown to provide a range of preventive interventions for Maternal and Child Health in low- and middle-income countries with some evidence of effective strategies, though insufficient evidence is available to draw conclusions for most interventions and further research is needed.
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Retention of health workers in Malawi: perspectives of health workers and district management
TL;DR: It emerged that health workers were particularly dissatisfied with what they perceived as unfair access to continuous education and career advancement opportunities, as well as inadequate supervision, and a strong human resource management function operating at the district level is likely to improve worker motivation and performance.
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Too few staff, too many patients: A qualitative study of the impact on obstetric care providers and on quality of care in Malawi
Susan Bradley,Francis Kamwendo,Effie Chipeta,Wanangwa Chimwaza,Helen de Pinho,Eilish McAuliffe +5 more
TL;DR: The difficult circumstances under which maternity staff are operating and the professional and emotional toll this exacts are revealed and thoughtful strategies that match supply to demand are necessary to mitigate the effects of working in this context and to improve the quality of obstetric care for women in Malawi.
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Mid-level providers in emergency obstetric and newborn health care: factors affecting their performance and retention within the Malawian health system.
Susan Bradley,Eilish McAuliffe +1 more
TL;DR: Although insufficient financial remuneration had a negative impact on retention and performance, the main factors identified were limited opportunities for career development and further education and inadequate or non-existent human resources management systems.
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Measuring and managing the work environment of the mid-level provider – the neglected human resource
Eilish McAuliffe,Cameron Bowie,OU Manafa,Fresier Maseko,Malcolm MacLachlan,David Hevey,Charles Normand,Maureen Chirwa +7 more
TL;DR: The Healthcare Provider Work Index identifies factors salient to improving job satisfaction and work performance among mid-level cadres in resource-poor settings.