Discuss the potential contribution that health services planning can make to the development of an effective and efficient health care system.
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Health services planning is a process of coordinating a comprehensive mechanism for the efficient allocation of resources to meet specific goals set by a health organization. In other words it can be said that to develop an effective health care system that is accessible, patient-centered, has clinical integration and promotes primary health care would mean having a comprehensive health plan that has this as a strategic objective. The same can be said of having an efficient health care system that delivers health care in a way that minimizes the use of a country’s resources..
The development of this plan had taken into consideration the internal and external factors that would influence the accomplishment of these objectives. The strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in the current system along with critical identifiable success factors such as human and non-human resources would have all been considered in the setting out of SMART objectives that attainable.
In summary, if Health services planning is coordinated and comprehensively undertaken where internal and external factors are considered along with other key critical success factors such as organizational theories; motivational theories and distribution of powers and authorities are clear – then this plan has the potential to bring about an effective and efficient system. It is even more important if every member of the organization is clear about the organizations vision, mission and strategic objectives . It so doing – less dysfunctional conflicts will arise within the organization and a concerted effort of team building would ensure that the implementation of the strategic, corporate and annual plans of the