Determining the Training Needs of Planners

Since the NHS Planning System was formally introduced in 1976 both it and the NHS itself have undergone a succession of changes and reorganisations. To facilitate the introduction of the Planning System an integrated programme in training for planning was established by the DHSS. Over the years since then, training in planning has developed in a less integrated manner and by the late 1980s it was felt that the situation should be reviewed to meet the challenges of the forthcoming round of strategic planning. Accordingly, the Health Services Management Centre was commissioned to carry out a study into the training needs of planners. Because of the restricted timescale a workshop approach was adopted and leading planners and managers from all tiers and all professions from different parts of England and Wales were invited to participate. The project had two main foci which are discussed here. Firstly, current and future changes in the NHS and its environment which might or will impact on health care planning and, secondly, the identification of the groups which require training in planning, the skills and competencies they require and possible methods of acquisition.

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MAS based Selection and Composition Process of SWS's for Medical Health Care Planning System

International Journal of Computer Applications ◽

10.5120/9779-4394 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 60 (16) ◽

pp. 40-44 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Chandrabhan Singh ◽

Sanjay Sachan ◽

Mohit Gangwar

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Planning System ◽

Care Planning ◽

Health Care Planning ◽

Medical Health Care ◽

Medical Health ◽

Composition Process

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Notes on health care planning in Latin America and the Caribbean

Revista de Saúde Pública ◽

10.1590/s0034-89101977000200012 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 279-283

Author(s):

José Maria Pacheco de Souza ◽

Dagmar Raczynski ◽

George B. Patino ◽

Anthony T. Ribeiro ◽

Emilio Feliu

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Latin America ◽

Health Services ◽

Health Systems ◽

Health Sector ◽

Care Planning ◽

Health Care Planning ◽

Public And Private ◽

The Caribbean ◽

Improve Health

Attention is called to the fact that the efforts to improve health of populations in Latin America have generally failed. The inequality in the distribution of ill-health is great. The authors accept the fact that the lack of resources available to the health sector may be a restriction towards the improvement of the situation, but they argue that a much more important issue is the misuse of such resources and their maldistribution within the health sector. The lack of integration and coordination between the health services, the conflict of public and private health systems, the under-utilization of existing services and the gap between planning and real implementation are discussed.

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Widening the Debate? Consultation and Participation in Local Health Care Planning in the English and Swedish Health Services

International Journal of Health Services ◽

10.2190/7475-xl0b-wpyh-ek7b ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 32 (4) ◽

pp. 781-798 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Nancy North ◽

Sophie Werkö

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Health Care ◽

Health Services ◽

County Council ◽

Service Planning ◽

Public Consultation ◽

Local Health ◽

Care Planning ◽

Health Care Planning ◽

Care Groups

In both English and Swedish health care, there is currently much interest in encouraging public consultation and participation in public service planning in order to improve quality, enhance local accountability, and help to inform and legitimize difficult decisions about health care priorities. This article explores the progress of local budget holders for health services in the two countries—primary care groups/trusts in England and county councils and municipalities in Sweden—in developing consultative and participative processes. Using secondary and primary research methods, the study identified much activity among English primary care groups/trusts, although with less certainty of outcome. In Sweden, initiatives were limited to a few county councils, were more distinctive, and in the case of one county council, resulted in the sustained channeling of citizens' views. In comparing and contrasting the approaches in the two countries, the authors note the importance of political cultures and institutional arrangements as well as, more generally, the complexities and challenges of consultation and participation in health care planning.

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Infrastructure and Health Services in the West Bank: Guidelines for Health Care Planning. The West Bank Rural Primary Health Care Survey

Journal of Public Health Policy ◽

10.2307/3342914 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 368

Author(s):

Anita Pepper ◽

Max Pepper ◽

Mustafa Barghouthi ◽

Ibrahim Daibes ◽

'Atef Shbayta ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Health Services ◽

West Bank ◽

Care Planning ◽

Health Care Planning ◽

The West ◽

Health Care Survey ◽

Primary Health ◽

Care Survey

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Improving Olympic Health Services: What are the Common Health Care Planning Issues?

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine ◽

10.1017/s1049023x14001113 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 29 (6) ◽

pp. 623-628 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Kostas Kononovas ◽

Georgia Black ◽

Jayne Taylor ◽

Rosalind Raine

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Services ◽

Planning Process ◽

Local Health ◽

Care Planning ◽

Health Care Planning ◽

Care Needs ◽

Publication Type ◽

Good Communication ◽

The Common

AbstractIntroductionDue to their scale, the Olympic and Paralympic Games have the potential to place significant strain on local health services. The Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, Vancouver 2010, and London 2012 Olympic host cities shared their experiences by publishing reports describing health care arrangements.HypothesisOlympic planning reports were compared to highlight best practices, to understand whether and which lessons are transferable, and to identify recurring health care planning issues for future hosts.MethodsA structured, critical, qualitative analysis of all available Olympic health care reports was conducted. Recommendations and issues with implications for future Olympic host cities were extracted from each report.ResultsThe six identified themes were: (1) the importance of early planning and relationship building: clarifying roles early to agree on responsibility and expectations, and engaging external and internal groups in the planning process from the start; (2) the development of appropriate medical provision: most health care needs are addressed inside Olympic venues rather than by hospitals which do not experience significant increases in attendance during the Games; (3) preparing for risks: gastrointestinal and food-borne illnesses are the most common communicable diseases experienced during the Games, but the incidence is still very low; (4) addressing the security risk: security arrangements are one of the most resource-demanding tasks; (5) managing administration and logistical issues: arranging staff permission to work at Games venues (“accreditation”) is the most complex administrative task that is likely to encounter delays and errors; and (6) planning and assessing health legacy programs: no previous Games were able to demonstrate that their health legacy initiatives were effective. Although each report identified similar health care planning issues, subsequent Olympic host cities did not appear to have drawn on the transferable experiences of previous host cities.ConclusionRepeated recommendations and lessons from host cities show that similar health care planning issues occur despite different health systems. To improve health care planning and delivery, host cities should pay heed to the specific planning issues that have been highlighted. It is also advisable to establish good communication with organizers from previous Games to learn first-hand about planning from previous hosts.KononovasK, BlackG, TaylorJ, RaineR. Improving Olympic health services: what are the common health care planning issues?Prehosp Disaster Med. 2014;29(6):1-6.

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30.G. Round table: Health planning In Europe: preparing for the expected and the unexpected

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.1364 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽

Author(s):

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Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Care ◽

Health Services ◽

Disease Burden ◽

Health Planning ◽

Round Table ◽

Care Planning ◽

Health Care Needs ◽

Health Care Planning ◽

Care Needs

Abstract The objective of this round table discussion is to highlight the need for careful and systematic health planning of health systems in Europe, illustrate how health planning can be used for policy and management and provide some useful tools for participants to bring home and apply in their own contexts. Participants will acquire knowledge on current health care planning in some leading international organisations, with examples from some countries and region Health in Europe is facing challenges and threats of both immediate and longer term character. In recent years, discussions on health care in the future has focussed on pressures coming from the increase in chronic diseases and demographic changes, such as the growing number of older people. Recently, the covid-19 outbreak has shown that newly emerging diseases can cause massive challenges to public health and health services. Both developments illustrate the need of health systems to be prepared for both expected and unexpected developments and to engage in careful planning of resource needs to ensure good health services to all. This session seeks to present approaches to health planning and discuss with the audience different methods for simulation and analysis of future health care needs and the resulting requirements for financial and human resources. The session will contribute to the development of health services and public health in Europe by highlighting the necessity to establish structures for comprehensive health planning and to seek ways to meet future challenges well in time. The round-table will have four participants, each of them giving an initial brief on some essential elements of health planning: projections of disease burden and health care needs,forecasting of health care costs and funding sources,health workforce needs in relation to disease burden projections, andplanning for unexpected events such as pandemics and climate threats Each brief will be given a short comment by one of the other participants. After all four briefs, panel members will give general or specific comments on the topic and subsequently, the audience will be invited to provide input and pose questions to the panel members. Based on the presentations given and the information provided in the discussions, a report on the session will be compiled and made available to participants and the wider public electronically. Key messages Health care planning is important for emergency preparedness and long term sustainable delivery of health services. The best available estimates of population health developments and the resulting needs for prevention and health care should be the basis for health services planning.

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