STUDY RESULTS OF THE PROJECT EMPLOYING PHYSICIANS, REGISTERED NURSES, PUBLIC HEALTH ACADEMICS AND MEDICAL SERVICE EMPLOYEES TO SOLVE THE SITUATION OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC FOR DEVELOPING THE EMPLOYMENT MODEL TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT

Abstract

This study was an analysis of documents concerning the project for hiring physicians, professional nurses, public health academics, and other medical service personnel by the Ministry of Public Health. This project allocated 5,000 ad hoc government staff positions between 2021 and 2022, with a conclusion date of September 30, 2022. The objective was to examine employment models and mechanisms. The documents analyzed included resolutions of the Government Employees Management Committee (EMC), letters from government agencies, and guidelines for allocating staff positions by the Office of the Civil Service Commission. The study's scope included 1) mechanisms for approving and allocating manpower frameworks and budgets, 2) strategies for managing manpower frameworks, 3) recruitment and selection methods, 4) employment duration or termination before the contract ends, and 5) performance inspection and evaluation processes.

The study found that 1) the Ministry of Public Health was allocated a budget to hire 2,402 positions; 2) there was an adjustment and reallocation of positions to suit needs; 3) the recruitment and selection process was clearly defined; 4) the employment mechanism included a contract system with conditions, limiting employment duration to no more than 3 months. At the project's conclusion, 1,933 positions were hired, accounting for 80% of the target.

Policy recommendations for central organizations in personnel management and budgeting should include a review of laws and budgetary procedures, and establishing guidelines for the allocation of manpower frameworks in crisis situations, as well as considering the simultaneous allocation of budgetary funds.