Computer-assisted manpower planning.
In the next year or two Newham Health District in London is to open phase I of its new nucleus development and close three existing hospitals. Robert Sloane, commissioning officer, describes how the IBM AS system was used to plan the manpower requirements and check the revenue consequences.
D003201:Computers; D006271:Health Facility Closure; D008131:London; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000379:methods*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000379:methods*; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*