Planning & Managing Resources

Planning & Managing
Resources

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
QUESTION 1...................................................................................................................................1
a) Reflection on importance of attaining best service user outcome in the care, discussing how
concept of the resource planning can be utilized for making available and free up resources
for the new 'Mental Health Supported Housing' project-............................................................1
b) Analyzing three various sources of funding and considering two of them which can be used
for the resource planning strategy for new 'Mental Health Supported Housing' project-...........3
QUESTION 2:.................................................................................................................................5
Discussing effective resource management in the Arden Healthcare Ltd would support
performance of the staff, care team and organization as whole. Exploring how it links to short,
medium and long term goal of the Arden Healthcare Ltd especially given its intention for
expanding-...................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Planning and managing resource is very essential for an organization for effectively
managing and controlling resources in such a way that company can achieve its objective and
goals.
Arden Healthcare Ltd is introducing a new project 'Mental Health Supported Housing' for
which strategies have to be formed for availability of resources. The above report includes
reflection on importance of attaining best service user outcome in care, discussing how concept
of the resource planning can be used for making available and free up resource for new 'Mental
Health Supported Housing' project. Report carried forward with analyzing at least three various
sources of the funding and considering two of them which can be use for new project further.
The report ends with discussion of how effective resource management in Arden Healthcare Ltd
could support performance of staff, care team and organization as whole.
QUESTION 1
a) Reflection on importance of attaining best service user outcome in the care, discussing how
concept of the resource planning can be utilized for making available and free up resources
for the new 'Mental Health Supported Housing' project-
The health and social care are totally depended on the services. Various services are
being provided by the healthcare attendant and renders best services to the patients. The health
care provider must give services as per the needs and requirement of the patients. The services
which are being given to patient must be appropriate that patient feel relaxed and recover soon.
Higher quality health service includes right care, at right time, responding to service user's needs
and preference, while minimizing resources waste and the harm. Quality healthcare enhances
likelihood of the desired outcomes for health and is consistent within several measurable
characteristic. The effectiveness of healthcare service and safety of patient must be taken into
consideration while providing them services (Schwing and Pulwarty, 2018). People-centred care
is essential for patient care as it encourages and motivates them for adopting health behaviour
which improve and helps them for managing their own health significantly. The care provider
also look upon the needs of patient in holistic way and humane so that patient also feel cared by
them. Integration of efficiency and care also helpful in rendering the best acre services to
patients. For delivering the quality services in healthcare they will need healthcare facility,
healthcare provider, devices, medicines, other technologies, financing and information system.
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Resource Planning is the procedure in which task are allocated for both non-human and
human resources. It aims for maximizing efficiency of resource along with giving an overview of
the availability and capacity of resources. Resources for new 'Mental Health Supported Housing'
project could be gathered and making available by appropriate resource planning. This will allow
them to allocate needful resources for this project so that they can effectively provide best
services to their patients. The useful or needed resources are to be determined that can be
doctors, nurses, devices, equipments, various facilities etc., will are to be considered as essential
resources for the project. It must be ensured that high-quality healthcare providers doctors,
nurses and attendant will be needed for taking care of the patient. Safe and effective devices,
medicines and various technologies are to be considered so that they can properly treat the
patient. The financial resources will also be required on that basis resources can be allocated
effectively and availing them further into the project. Then further as per the financial criteria
resources are to be acquired so that they can have the best facilities into their project for patient
and with the help of that they can provide superior quality services to the mental ill patient
(Loucks and Van Beek, 2017). After the acquiring resources the all must manage in appropriate
way that the health care provider could easily treat and render care to their patients. The several
methods of controlling and monitoring can also be used for delivering the best quality services to
their patients. It will involve the calculation of utilization rate, that will measure how efficiently
resource are being utilized. This will be helpful in optimizing that available resources are used
appropriately or not. The resource planning is very essential part for starting a project so that
they can avail up necessary resource which will be needed for smooth flow of project and
providing the best quality service in healthcare. With the help of this planning they can analyze
that how much amount will be needed for particular resource and thus they can analyze for
starting up 'Mental Health Supported Housing' project how much amount of fund will be
required further in total. Then as per the basis of available fund they can plan up resources and
easily start up project. Resource planning plays an essential role in start-up any new project and
further with the help of this essential resources could be placed up in project and the funds for
allocating these resources can also be analyzed so that it can be further managed as per the
authority.
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