Tom Newton-Lewis
Biographic Data
| ID | 1734302 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tom Newton-Lewis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tom |
| FAMILY NAME | Newton-Lewis |
| SIGNATURE | NEWTON-LEWIS T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Freelance Health Systems Consultant, Oxford, UK |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8488-5226 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
How performance targets can ingrain a culture of 'performing out
Low- and middle-income country health systems often apply decontextualised and unrealistic performance targets to facilities. This can lead to empty compliance and 'performing out', whereby managers and providers manipulate or inflate data to create the false impression of a functional system. While this is a well-recognised pitfall of audit-style performance accountability processes, the social processes by which these practices emerge has not b…
Problematic problem diagnostics
The last few years has seen an explosion in digital health interventions, primarily using mobile phones (mHealth), designed to increase the effective coverage and quality of services provided by community health workers (CHWs),1 particularly in India. However, as acknowledged by the recent WHO Guideline: Recommendations on Digital Interventions for Health System Strengthening, the evidence base is weak and needs to be amplified to justify scaling…
Performance management in complex adaptive systems
Existing performance management approaches in health systems in low-income and middle-income countries are generally ineffective at driving organisational-level and population-level outcomes. They are largely directive: they try to control behaviour using targets, performance monitoring, incentives and answerability to hierarchies. In contrast, enabling approaches aim to leverage intrinsic motivation, foster collective responsibility, and empower…
How performance targets can ingrain a culture of 'performing out
Low- and middle-income country health systems often apply decontextualised and unrealistic performance targets to facilities. This can lead to empty compliance and 'performing out', whereby managers and providers manipulate or inflate data to create the false impression of a functional system. While this is a well-recognised pitfall of audit-style performance accountability processes, the social processes by which these practices emerge has not b…
Problematic problem diagnostics
The last few years has seen an explosion in digital health interventions, primarily using mobile phones (mHealth), designed to increase the effective coverage and quality of services provided by community health workers (CHWs),1 particularly in India. However, as acknowledged by the recent WHO Guideline: Recommendations on Digital Interventions for Health System Strengthening, the evidence base is weak and needs to be amplified to justify scaling…
Performance management in complex adaptive systems
Existing performance management approaches in health systems in low-income and middle-income countries are generally ineffective at driving organisational-level and population-level outcomes. They are largely directive: they try to control behaviour using targets, performance monitoring, incentives and answerability to hierarchies. In contrast, enabling approaches aim to leverage intrinsic motivation, foster collective responsibility, and empower…
How performance targets can ingrain a culture of 'performing out
Low- and middle-income country health systems often apply decontextualised and unrealistic performance targets to facilities. This can lead to empty compliance and 'performing out', whereby managers and providers manipulate or inflate data to create the false impression of a functional system. While this is a well-recognised pitfall of audit-style performance accountability processes, the social processes by which these practices emerge has not b…
Business (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Knowledge management (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Accountability (1 works)