Planning & Managing Resources for ICU Expansion at North Middlesex Hospital NHS Trust

Planning and managing resources

CONTENTS
QUESTION – 1........................................................................................................................................1
a. Utilizing the concept of resource planning for the expansion of ICU.........................................1
b. Sources of funding for effectively making resources available..................................................3
QUESTION – 2........................................................................................................................................5
Role of project management in effective resource management in short, medium and long term..5
Relationship amid planning and management of resources and the performance of the individual,
the team and the organisation..........................................................................................................5
Accountability and responsibility is relation with suitable use of resources.....................................6
Budgetary restrictions in the present fiscal climate..........................................................................7
Explanation of financial risk...............................................................................................................7
Factors influencing the decision-making process when managing healthcare funding.....................8
REFERENCES..........................................................................................................................................9

QUESTION – 1
a. Utilizing the concept of resource planning for the expansion of ICU
Understanding resource planning
Talking in relation with resource planning, it is being defined as the process of
management of resources on the basis of determining of requirements, obtainability,
following its application and calculating efficiency throughout the departments, projects as
well as roles. According to Matthias and Brown (2016), resource planning is simply referred
as evaluation of real inputs being required for the purpose of the project. The identification of
the requirements involves determining the essential activities for making sure equilibrium
amid the needs and obtainability. On contrary to this, as per Vincent, Burnett and Carthey
(2015), the notion in relation with resource planning is concerned with development of plans
for augmenting the productivity of the difficult functions of project by application of
characteristics encompassing simulation tools, impact evaluation and synchronization of
information.
Environment in which health and social care operates
In order to successfully operate and effective functioning of North Middlesex
Hospital NHS Trust, the government of United Kingdom has developed policy framework for
research on health and social care. This framework comprise legal needs for protecting the
interest of patients along with ethical behaviour on the basis of management of health and
social care. Numerous studies have suggested that safety as well as good care is being
regarded as one of the most vital requirement of adults and patient in UK. In addition to this,
problems pertaining to topographical differences also exists in the country. Speaking in
relation with fiscal climate related to health and social care, it is also not good because of the
absence of suitable funding from the government’s end (Betcherman, 2015). This issue is
very steady, however government has made an announcement of supplementary funds of
£20.5 billion in 2019 for NHS by 2021-2022. Other than this, because of Brexit problems
related to staffing of nurses and import of essential medicine, infrastructure and machineries
from the European Union nations is consistent. Therefore, for expansion of the ICU, the
North Middlesex Hospital NHS Trust might come across with severe predicaments owing to
this environment of United Kingdom.
Effective planning
In order to carry out the project of North Middlesex Hospital NHS Trust of expanding
ICU due to the high amount of Covid19 patients in need of intensive care, there is a
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requirement of effective planning. This will help in making sure adequate allocation of
resources and implementation of different kinds of resources being required. Further, it is
very crucial to have effective communication in regards with the objective of the project to
the people of the societies of UK along with development of efficient human resource
strategies for hiring new competent and skilful employees as well as experts because if ICU
will expand, there will be need of more personnel and experts (Kerzner, 2017). In this
regards, it is important to communicate the aim and objective of the project to the healthcare
experts, technologists, society and other HR personnel of North Middlesex Hospital NHS
Trust. Furthermore, this will also require financial investment and operational
communication.
Systematic process of business planning
The resource planning will going to use different steps and these are being elaborated
in the subsequent steps:
 Determining the goals of the business
 Determining resources that will be required
 Evaluating the nature of the resources
 Devising strategic and business plans
 Financial investment and funding
 Development of action plan
The requirement of third sector
In order to deliver best and effective services to the covid19 patient and elders of UK,
the core service user outcome need for the expansion of ICU of North Middlesex Hospital
NHS Trust will encompass help and support the priorities of the patients, their behaviour
along with the values of the staff member, their skills, abilities along with knowledge in
regards with health care (Li, Xie and Goh, 2019). There will be need of suppliers who will
supply different equipments being required in ICU wards such as ventilators, ICU beds, BP
machines, communication equipments, containers, poles, pumps and so forth. In addition to
this, there will be requirement of research and development capability, flexible workforce,
teamwork and multi-disciplinary strategy for caregiving.
Resource management and good budgeting skills
In order to make sure that all the resources are made available effectively for the
expansion of ICU of North Middlesex Hospital NHS Trust, adequate management of
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