Number or percent of service delivery points receiving supportive supervision visits Number or percent of service delivery points receiving supportive supervision visits Definition: Number or percent of service delivery points (SDPs) visited by supervisors able to provide supportive supervision, increasing health workers’ ability to conduct performance monitoring. This indicator should be measured during a defined period (e.g., in the past three, six, or twelve months). As a percent, this indicator is calculated as: (Number of SDPs receiving supportive supervision visits during a specified period/Total number of SDPs that should be receiving supportive supervision visits during that same period) x 100 Data Requirement(s): Count of SDPs that have been visited for supportive supervision This indicator may be disaggregated by type of SDP, rural/urban status, and geographic location. Data Source(s): Human resources information system (HRIS), facility assessments/surveys, reports from Ministry of Health national, regional or local health offices, project records Purpose: This indicator measures the implementation of a supportive supervision system. Supportive supervision systems are a way for managers to monitor health worker performance, provide feedback on performance, and identify and correct performance problems. Implementing a supportive supervision system helps to improve health worker performance. Issue(s): This indicator does not assess the quality of the supervisory visit or if the visit was conducted according to set standards. Keywords: health system strengthening (HSS) References: Health Finance & Governance. (n.d.). Human resources for health indicators [Adaptation]. Retrieved from https://www.hfgproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/HRH-Indicators-Reference-Sheets-Final-2015.pdf Filed under: Family Planning, FP, FP/RH, health system strengthening, Indicators, Reproductive Health, RH
