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Human resource development in rural health care facilities
1School of Nursing and Health Administration, Charles Sturt University-Mitchell, Bathurst, NSW.
Summary
Coordinated regional staff development services are crucial for addressing human resource challenges in rural healthcare facilities facing increasing training demands. Examining five NSW health regions reveals diverse strategic approaches to staff development.
Area of Science:
- Health Services Management
- Human Resources in Healthcare
- Organizational Development
Background:
- Rural healthcare facilities face significant human resource development challenges.
- Escalating training demands, driven by factors like the structural efficiency principle, necessitate coordinated solutions.
- Regional staff development services are a common strategy to address these needs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify human resource development problems in rural healthcare.
- To examine the strategic approaches of staff development services in five NSW health regions.
- To analyze these services using the organizational life cycle as a framework.
Main Methods:
- Identification of human resource development problems in rural healthcare.
- Examination of staff development services across five NSW health regions.
- Application of the organizational life cycle as a conceptual framework for analysis.
Main Results:
- A diversity of strategic approaches to staff development was observed across the examined regions.
- Approaches ranged from a 'cafeteria style' to a 'results-orientation'.
- The organizational life cycle framework provided insights into the varying maturity and strategic focus of these services.
Conclusions:
- A coordinated approach to human resource development is desirable for rural healthcare.
- Regional staff development services exhibit diverse strategic orientations.
- Understanding these diverse approaches is key to optimizing staff development in rural health settings.