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Organization Resource Management of the nursing fields

Assignment

• An essay about how workforce is funded in the context you are interested in and how it is rewarded at the organizational level.

• Present an essay of 3,500 words to show the relevance of workforce in the current health or social care policies in a defined national context you are interested in. Provide a discussion of how workforce needs are planned, how workforce is recruited, and of the retention and rewarding policies adopted in a defined organisation, while exploring the financial implications.

Approach the Assignment

• Decide on your topic - Consider current national policy and guidance, regulatory body requirements on your service, other national bodies and local policy and plans (commissioning plans, local profile data, organisational performance issues.

• Choose something that interests you and that will be useful to you in your current position and will have an impact on your development as a manager.

• Read around the subject. At Master's level you should be using research articles as well as books, government publications, relevant policies, web sites and the press. Consider other sources of knowledge such as your practical experience, audits, and discussions with colleagues.

• In addition, you should be looking at if you can obtain cost / price information (reference costs, tariff, budgets, etc) develop links where you can with financial management within your organisation.

Criteria for Assessment

• Demonstrates understanding of how workforce impact the resources needed to manage health and social care organizations;
• Demonstrates understanding of how organizations set policies and
actions to retain and reward human resources;
• Sources of information are clearly identified;
• Presentation is clear and communicates effectively.