ArticleJournal of healthcare leadership2025
Leadership Challenges in a Resource-Constrained Health Care System in South Africa's North West Province Case Study.
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Abstract
Purpose: This study aimed to identify and explore the leadership challenges impeding the delivery of quality healthcare services in two district municipalities of the North West Province, South Africa. Patients and Methods: A qualitative phenomenological design was used. Purposive sampling selected senior healthcare managers from the Bojanala Platinum District (BPD) and the Ngaka Modiri Molema District (NMMD). Data collection involved six focus group discussions (FGDs) with 6-10 participants each and eight individual in-depth interviews (IDIs). Data analysis employed thematic and narrative analysis methods. Ethical approval was granted, and informed consent was obtained from participants. Results: Participants identified five key themes: (1) Limited leadership empowerment, characterised by excessive centralisation of decision-making, causing delays and reduced local managerial autonomy; (2) Ineffective performance management due to poor implementation and underuse of the Performance Management and Development System (PMDS); (3) Weak policy execution, linked to inconsistent governance structures and poor oversight mechanisms; (4) Resource allocation and stewardship, including financial constraints and supply chain issues, leading to chronic shortages of essential medicines and poor equipment maintenance; and (5) Inadequate primary healthcare infrastructure and governance, resulting in diminished patient confidence, facility bypassing, and compromised service quality. Conclusion: These findings, among the first to qualitatively examine leadership challenges within South Africa's district health system, highlight how centralised decision-making, weak performance management, and resource constraints specifically impede service delivery in the North West Province. By offering context-specific insights and practical strategies for decentralisation, governance strengthening, and resource optimisation, this study provides locally relevant evidence to inform health system reform in similar low- and middle-income settings.
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