Write as the new General Manager for one of the Divisional Hospitals in Fiji. This is a 300-bed capacity referral hospital that offers tertiary level care. The hospital is always at its maximum bed capacity and during the peak period the hospital overflows its bed capacity struggling to cater for the influx of inpatients as well as elective surgeries and procedures. The peak period often starts in November and continues to April annually.

The divisional level hospital caters for more than 350, 000 population. You have also noted that the hospital has been subjected to an ongoing lack of staff particularly nurses and allied health staffs. It also periodically experiences shortage in medical consumables amongst other things.It also receives referrals from Northern and Western divisions as well as from neighboring island countries.

Main Issue: 1. Shortage of beds.

Task : i. Discuss some of the major forces that you will need to consider while conceptualizing your approach to address the issue. ii. Identify two sets of strategies to set the direction of your plan. iii. Discuss the management theory you will be using to implement your plan. iv. Describe in detail the plan for your project and how it is going to be managed. v. Prepare an implementation plan and assign job titles to show who will be responsible for each task in your plan. vi. Prepare a Gantt Chart to show the sequence and timeline of your proposed tasks and activities.

Instructions:

The written assignment has a minimum of 3000 words limit. Provide evidence with APA style referencing