There are many problems in the integrated case study that are influenced by policy. We focusing on the three Health Systems problems from the integrated study that can be researched, keeping policy in mind.

Research Problems

$1.$ The inadequate infrastructure and process challenges in the community's healthcare system create significant barriers to effective healthcare delivery. These challenges include inadequate referral systems, management inefficiencies, and their collective impact on patient access and quality of care. Additionally, they contribute to increased strain on healthcare providers and underscore systemic challenges in healthcare delivery, necessitating comprehensive policy interventions to address these issues and ensure equitable access to quality care for all members of the community.

$2.$ The implementation and coverage of Ward$-$Based Outreach Teams $($WBOTs$)$ face major hurdles that hinder their ability to effectively deliver primary healthcare services. These challenges include inadequate training for community health workers $($CHWs$),$ staff shortages due to budget limitations and difficulties recruiting staff, as well as insufficient supervision and support for CHWs$.$ These issues result in gaps in CHWs$\text{'}$ knowledge and skills, increased workloads and delays in service delivery, and compromised quality of care and community trust. It is important to address these challenges in order to increase the capacity and impact of WBOTs in providing communities with crucial healthcare services.

$3.$ The community's health system grapples with leadership and governance challenges, hindering effective decision$-$making and oversight. Fragmented decision$-$making, weak governance mechanisms, and limited transparency result in inefficient resource allocation, lack of accountability, and compromised quality of care. These systemic issues impede efforts to address community health needs comprehensively and achieve equitable health outcomes.

The Context Surrounding the Research Problems

$1.$ This research will take place in Ward $130$ in the city of Johannesburg. And the people involved would be nurse Thendike, the ward councillor and traditional health practitioners to address the challenges in infrastructure and processes in the healthcare system.

$2.$ This research will also be conducted in Ward $130.$ We would include nurse Thendike $($the WBOT team leader$)$ and the community health workers $($CHWs$)$ to combat challenges with the implementation and coverage of the WBOT Teams.

$3.$This research will take place in ward $130.$ The people involved in this would be nurse Thendike and the ward councillor to help eliminate leadership and governance challenges in the community$$s healthcare system.

Step $1$: Draft a Purpose Statement

Having contextualised the problems, write a purpose statements for each problem and the methodology for each problem.

Components of the Purpose Statement

$1.$ The purpose of this research is to$...$

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Aim of this study aims

$2.$ Methodology

Note you should incluude quantitative, qualitative and mixed$-$methods in the study for each problem.

Step $2$: Draft Research Questions

write some questions that link to your research problem and purpose statements.

Research Questions

$1.$ Main research question for each problem

$2.$ Subsidiary research questions.