Leading Strategy and Change in Health Care Organsation

Running head: LEADING STRTEGY AND CHANGE IN HEALTH CARE ORGANSATION
LEADING STRTEGY AND CHANGE IN HEALTH CARE ORGANSATION
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Overview of the approach used by the health care organisation for developing the strategic
plan
This report will critically analyse the strategic plan that has been proposed by The Perley
and Rideau Veteran’s Health Centre. The main moto of the Veterans centre had been grounded
in meeting the day to day needs of the community and to allow the Veterans to live life to the
fullest. The strategy has aligned itself to the Province of Ontario’s aging at Home strategy
aiming to give a better living opportunity to the Veterans. The organisation has used a mixture of
both bottom up and top down approaches, where the guidelines are generated by the top
management, but a good amount of flexibility is provided to the other divisional managers and
the staffs. This strategic plan by The Perley and Rideau Veteran’s Health Centre , have been
developed after extensive consultation with the residents, volunteers and the staffs, along with
the provincial healthcare authorities, facilitating a continuous evolution of the strategic plan.
The main rationale to develop this strategic plan is to bring about a remarkable
innovation in frailty informed care for enabling the Veterans to enjoy the remaining days of their
life by providing a compassionate care and preserving respect , integrity and dignity of the frail
adults.
Overview of the Strategic plan
The Strategic plan of the Perley and Rideau Veteran’s Health Centre consists of four
main pillars- To achieve excellence in the Resident care and services, by delivering a high
quality of care in a happy living environment. The second pillar is to ensure a sustainable centre
where the care provided is worth the money. The third pillar is to develop a strong, high quality

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workforce, striving to provide appropriate care. The fourth strategic pillar is to play a leading
role in health care advocating for change and collaborating with government, communities and
other health care providers to improve the quality of care for elderly people.
Critique of the plan
The strategic plan had detailed out the philosophy of the organisation and various
approached to address them. Discussing about main aspects of the plan, the plan has rightfully
chalked out the sectors that needs to be improved, like the infrastructure, the care delivery
models, training of the healthcare staffs (Elbanna, Andrews & Pollanen, 2016). The strategic
plan included the mission, vision, aspirations and the core values of the organisation, the
objectives, strategies, weaknesses, opportunities, threats and the operational tactics (Baumgartner
& Rauter, 2017). The strategic plan has also discussed about collaboration of the healthcare
organisation with the nursing colleges, where students are allowed to complete their placement
internship in this organisation. The strategic plan has also identified the health care gap that
existed in Perley Rideau (The Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre Together, 2010). The
organisation did not put much emphasis in establishing partnership with other organisations to
strengthen their field of applied research. The strategic plan has mentioned the names of health
services, with which they will form the partnership. It has also indicated the challenges that the
health care organisation likely to face in future, followed by the opportunities that will be
available in future. It is appreciable to focus more on sectors like labour shortages, the current
trends in the demography and increasing demand for complex care.
One of the notable strength of the strategic plan is that it had pin-pointed the areas,
which they will be addressing like- pain management, wound management, fall prevention,