Management of Change

MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE : A CASE STUDY OF NHS (2008

INTRODUCTION

In cotemporary management of organization , there is always the challenge to put in place plans for effective management of change . Changes is a constant phenomenon that is bound to occur , but in a situation where its changes become a frequent occurrence managers of business are put in a tight corner to adequately strategize in to follow the trend in the industry and the environment where they operate . The external environment in which an organization operates goes a long way in influencing

its strategic management . Hence , changes in these environmental segments- the demographical segment , economic segment political / legal segment , technological segment , socio-cultural segment and global segment- these need to be inculcated in the organization strategic management for the organization to compete adequately with its rivals . In this view Peter (2005 :7 , argue , Dynamic in nature , the strategic management process is the full set of commitments , decisions and actions required for a firm to achieve strategic competitiveness and earn above average returns

THE CURRENT PROBLEM FACING

NHS major problem in recent times has to do with the increasing numbers of emergences admissions it attend . The services of NHS as a public healthcare servicing organization is open to all , thus its patronage in areas of emergencies are on the increase and resources are not adequately on ground to manage these resources , which call for proper planning and modelling . To show how the problem of emergency and urgent service in accessing NHS services stand as a challenge to its effective operations , the Nottingham health Authority , before the establishment of strategic health authorities in 2002 , served a population of about 640 ,000 people . Nottingham has two acute general NHS hospital trusts Nottingham City Hospital (about 660 acute beds ) and Queens Medical Centre (about 844 acute beds , which has one of the busiest accident and emergency (A E ) departments in the country in terms of new patient attendances a year . An NHS walk-in centre opened in Nottingham in 2001 and single call access to out of hour 's primary care is provided for patients of Nottingham Emergence Medical Services (NEMS ) co-operative in partnership with NHS Direct . In 2001 , Nottingham Health Authority commissioned an independent research study to review its system of emergency and urgent care (Lattimer , et al , 2004

There is also the problem of bed crisis . This is reflected in the effects of a short-term loss of beds attributed to staffing shortages

Furthermore , the organization has a complex organizational structure with many and different units performing specialised functions , which requires policies that should be designed specifically for each Sometimes the design of generic policy for NHS goes to affect the operation of specialized units

OPPORTUNITIES FOR NHS THROUGH MODELLING AND SCENARIO PLANNING PRACTICES

Modelling in forms of research carried out for planning has come in diverse forms and methodology . The quantitative approach gives an in-depth analysis of variables by , and drawing conclusion

The significance of modelling for NHS boils down to the fact...