HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING PRACTICES AND EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION AT KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL,KUMASI,GHANA

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.