# of patients who received inpatient or outpatient consultation
Total number of consultations (as a proxy for patients) for any service (e.g. paediatric, general outpatient department, sexual and reproductive health, nutrition services, inpatient services, etc.) from any health facility or structure (e.g., hospital, health centre, mobile clinic) that is supported (directly or indirectly) by Save the Children.
• Direct support refers to Save the Children providing direct clinical care or service provision
• Indirect support refers to technical, financial, logistical, supply, or any other form of support provided by Save the Children, often to the Ministry of Health.
*Any consultation with any of the heath personnel including doctor, nurse etc, would be counted as a consultation.
Calculation: Sum of consultations based on patient registers
Method: Facility registers, EPI register, line lists used to collect data from facility register
Source: Inpatient and outpatient consultations records, Programme or facility data clerk or MEAL Officer
Who Collects: Facility / H&N Personnel - (If available, data clerk)
From Whom: Caregivers / Counsellor – Facility Personnel
Frequency of Collection: Daily / Weekly
Frequency of Reporting: Monthly or Aligned with donor reporting requirements
How to count and aggregate: sum the values across all reporting periods