The Strengths And Limitations Of The Bureaucratic Functional Model

Case Study

Introduction

In the 21st century, in its era of development, man has achieved many developments in different fields. Health is one which is a focal point on which man tries to make more advancement, and Republicans try to give their best to their citizens. Health is a sector all over the world that has received more attention from NGOs as well as from the government. Due to the rapid growth in population, germs, and disease, it is time for us to update our health department according to the requirements. Time demands that we need to upgrade our health technology as well as upgrade our hospitals. A 150-bed hospital that fulfils the needs in 2005, and it is not possible for each capacity hospital to meet the requirements; we need to upgrade them and extend from 150 to 300 beds. That fulfils the needs of people.

Food, health and security are the foremost priorities of the state. If any state cannot provide these basic needs, then it is a failure of the country. The government has a substantial organizational structure, and there are particular ministries that work on health and health-related issues. The main aim or purpose of this ministry or department is to facilitate their public in health. Provide better health facilities and fulfil people’s demands and needs.

When any health care centre or hospital builds up according to the demand. It fulfils the needs and requirements of the people who live in this area. Still, after some time, due to health facilities and other facilities, the population of specific areas for which the hospital was constructed would increase. Pressure on patients increases, and the capacity of that hospital decreases due to the burden of the patient. Then, we need to upgrade the size of the hospital to meet the pressure of patients.

Due to the development of new technologies and with time, the demands of the people change, and the government needs to fulfil these requirements. Due to the rapid industrial growth and advanced lifestyle, man faces many new diseases which cause many severe health issues, including cancer, paediatric, cardiovascular, renal services, trauma services, aged care and community services, needs of gave these facilities in your hospitals.

These diseases mentioned above or health issues are widespread in our society. It is an alarming situation for us to pay extra focus and take steps to solve them. These health issues are severe, and we need to give them extra attention. Due to the high ratio of these diseases in society, we have to build a particular health centre for them and specialised staff for them. To fulfil all these requirements, we need a budget. It is the responsibility of the government to facilitate their citizens and their basic needs at their doorstep.

The government or organizational authorities are responsible for a specific and patient-friendly experience staff which can facilitate patients in this regard. All the above-mentioned diseases are hazardous to human health. To protect humans and safeguard the lives of people, we need an expert and experienced team that has the experience and expertise to solve these health issues.

In the health sector, nursing plays an important role. The quality and quantity of nursing staff play an essential role. If you have advanced technology, but you do not have a skilled nursing staff, you cannot get a particular result. When you have advanced updated technology, in contrast, you have a skilled nursing staff that operates these advanced technical instruments; then you will achieve particular objectives (Blais, 2015).

Along with the quality of nursing staff, the quantity also played a significant role. If there are some nursing requirements, some functions that are needed are not fulfilled on time, and certain cases are not addressed, which will cause many serious problems. Due to less quantity, you will face extra burden, and they also affect the quality of staff, when you burden or pressure you cannot give the proper time it will affect your quality.

The current functional structure is an old and weak structure of the hospital. It demands time to update and modify the functional structure of the hospital according to the required time. There are time demands that you change your organizational structure according to needs and necessities; it will help you perform your function accurately (Laloux, 2014).

The organizational structure of any organization or company plays an essential role in the functions that are performed by the company. There are many examples where weak structure causes many problems and negatively affects the performance of the organization. If there is a sound organizational structure of any organization, they have a well-coordinated, you see a positive change. Organizational structure is the backbone of any organization or company.

For example, there is a well-equipped and updated medical hospital, but it is not well organised, and they cannot give the required objectives. Here in a hospital, organizational structure means a body of people or group of people who manage or perform the administrative function of the hospital. In any hospital, they play an important role, if a hospital is well equipped, and they are not managed properly then they do not give a definite resulted. Management plays a vital role in any organization (Laloux, 2014).

Suppose there is not a skilled staff member who uses new technological and scientific machinery, then there is no need for this advanced technology if it cannot be in operation. When the advanced machines aren’t used, you cannot achieve the required achieve that you expected.

Nursing staff play an essential role in any medical hospital, and they help technical staff and doctors perform their duties efficiently. Nursing staff also play a part of a bridge between the patient and the doctor, if the nursing staff of any hospital performed their duties flawlessly and they patient-friendly environment that is a definite point in the success of any medical hospital. The role of nursing staff in the hospital can never be denied (Blais, 2015). The performance of any hospital highly depends upon its nursing staff.

Doctors are an essential part of any medical hospital. When technical staff and nursing staff accurately perform their duties, it will help to give doctors positive input in the functions of the hospital. Highly qualified and experienced doctors play an essential role in the success of any hospital.

Technical and nursing staff and doctors have very close relations and make powerful field organizations in any hospital. If they all work collectively, it is perfect for any hospital because these three are essential parts of the structure of any hospital (Blais, 2015).

The organizational structure plays a vital role in the objectives and goals of any organization. When you have a goal, objective and mission when you work for an organization, and there is an active organization that works collectively, it achieves the required goals and objectives quickly. Strong organization and collective work play a vital role in the success of the mission.

Importance Of The Organization’s Mission, Goals And Objectives:

Organizational structure is a body that defines powers and functions in any organization that help in the smooth running of an organization or company. It will help a company meet the challenge and fulfil the required demands. Avery’s organization has a well-defined organizational structure.

The Strengths And Limitations Of The Bureaucratic Functional Model

Strengths:

The Democratic organizational structural model is very organized. In more organizations, this structural model is applied because, in this model, the ratio of mistakes and wrong decisions is very high because this model has a strong organizational bond.

Limitations:

The current organizational model of WMH is a bureaucratic style, and the bureaucratic structural model is very organized with a high degree of formality. Due to formilty rate this model cause many problems, when the rate of formality is high it will slow the process of development and decisions take extra time which cause many problems. WMH needs to be developed according to the needs of time, and it will need to be upgraded, but due to the bureaucratic model, this process is very slow and creates many problems.

The Functional Organizational Structure That Might Better Suit The WMH:

It is a demand of time we change our organizational structure according to the needs of time, and that will help us to handle modern challenges and issues. WMH have financial resources, and it is the demand that the hospital that has 130 beds does not fulfil the requirements of the people. Due to the high increase in population, it is required that we upgrade it to 250 beds and also increase other facilities that are needed. It is necessary that we open new care centres with speciality services, including cancer, paediatric, cardiovascular, renal services, trauma services, and aged care and community services (Laloux, 2014).

The Functional Organizational Structure model might better suit the WMH. In the new structural setup, there are separate administrative services, informational services, therapeutic services, diagnostic services and support services. Each of them does not interfere with the functions of the others, and they are sovereign in the decision-making process. It will help to enhance the effectiveness of the WMH and meet modern demands and challenges that face WMH.

Conclusion:

Health and nursing have a very close relationship. To provide excellent health service, you need an excellent nursing staff. If there is patient-friendly nursing staff and care, it is perfect for the hospital. Nursing plays a vital role in hospital services. Behind any service, there is an organizational structure. Organizational structure plays an essential role in any organization. Behind every success and failure, there is the hand of the structural body of any organization. In the hospital, there is an organizational structure that helps to run the affairs of the hospital smoothly.

A functional regulatory structure hospital is well managed and fulfils the demands and challenges. Organizational structure is the backbone of any organization. The functional organizational structural model might better suit the WMH than the bureaucratic structural model.

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