GAP ANALYSIS IN STAFFING USING WORKLOAD INDICATORS OF STAFFING NEED METHOD IN A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL

Dr. S. Naga Satish Kumar; Dr. Syed Arif; Dr. N. Lakshmi Bhaskar; Dr. N. Satyanarayana

Volume : IV, Issue : VII, July - 2015

GAP ANALYSIS IN STAFFING USING WORKLOAD INDICATORS OF STAFFING NEED METHOD IN A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL

Dr. S. Naga Satish Kumar, Dr. Syed Arif, Dr. N. Lakshmi Bhaskar, Dr. N. Satyanarayana

Abstract :

The Workload Indicators ofStaffing Need (WISN) method is a human resource management tool that determineshowmanyhealthworkersofaparticulartypearerequiredtocopewiththeworkload of a given health facility and assessestheworkloadpressureofthehealthworkersinthatfacilities. The study is conducted in Emergency Operation theatre of Nizam�s Institute of Medical Sciences, a tertiary care teaching hospital in Hyderabad, India, where the current staff is assessed against required staff using WISN method. The study suggested that there was shortage in staff of EOT resulting in high workload pressure. The study also emphasises in usefulness of the method in determining staffing requirements and reorganization of staff in health care sectors