Health care is a labour-intensive industry, and human resources are the most important input into the provision of health care, and the largest proportion of health care expenditure. It is remarkable that the market for human resources in health care has been relatively under-researched and under-managed in all developed countries health systems. The planning of supply of and demand for human resources in healthcare is a neglected topic characterized by significant methodological weaknesses which have been discussed for decades but not resolved. Typical workforce planning systems ignore variations in practice and the possibility of changing productivity, skill mix and substitution.
Manpower Planning, Objectives of HRP, Integration
