Beyond demographic change in human resources planning: an extended framework and application to nursing

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To introduce health care production functions into human resources planning and to apply the approach to analysing the need for registered nurses in Ontario during a period of major reduction in inpatient capacity. METHODS: Measurement of changes in services delivered by acute care hospitals in Ontario between 1994/95 and 1998/99, and comparison with changes in the mix of human resources, non-human resources and patient needs.

Authors

Birch S; O'Brien-Pallas L; Alksnis C; Murphy GT; Thomson D

Journal

Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 225–229

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Publication Date

October 1, 2003

DOI

10.1258/135581903322403290

ISSN

1355-8196

Associated Experts

Stephen Birch

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Health Sciences

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