Abstract:
The aim of this study was to investigate human resource planning practices in
public hospital using in Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital as a case. The study is
a descriptive study with quantitative method as the study design. In gathering data
for the study, primary and secondary were used. The study used simple random
sampling technique. Questionnaires were the major instruments used to collect
data for the study. A total of 152 questionnaires were administered of which 130
correctly answered and returned for analysis. SPSS was used for data analysis.
The study findings showed that the hospital mainly practice human resource
planning to obtain the needed number staff and the required skills to achieve its
objectives. The study identified career planning as the main approach of human
resource planning used by the hospital. The findings also showed that there were a
lot of challenges with the practice of human resource planning which included
lack of management support, inadequate involvement of middle and operational
managers, high rate of labour mobility, changes in government laws and
regulations and national population trends. Among the challenges, the study found
out that the human resource unit inability to adequately involve the operational
and middle managers were the most important of the challenges to the
respondents. Finally, the study found out that, the employees were very satisfied
with the practice of HR planning in the hospital. Conclusions and
recommendations emanated from the findings included the need for the hospital
human resource unit to involve the operational managers in the planning process.
The hospital’s management must also show commitment to human resource
planning process.
