People First

People First

As healthcare organisations begin to grow, intellectual capital –its people play a strategic role in shaping its future. The panel discussion on People First highlighted the need for healthcare organisations to invest in building a competent as well as cohesive workforce, build a leadership culture and engage in talent management in order to be future ready. The panel comprising of Dr Alexander Thomas, Chairman, AHPI (Moderator); Zoya Brar, CMD & Founder, Core Diagnostics; Dr Abhijit Sinha Roy, Medical Director, Westminster Healthcare; Col Binu Sharma, VP, Nursing Columbia Asia Hospital & President, INS India and Dinesh Bhasin, Vice President- HR & Learning Solutions, Berkeley HealthEDU discussed ways and means to enhance productivity, increase collaboration among various teams, retain critical corporate and clinical knowledge that will eventually increase profitability.

The moderator of the session Dr Thomas began by saying, “We will all agree that people are the most important investment for any organisation. You can have the best infrastructure, the latest technology and equipment but if your workforce is not competent than all would be in vein. Therefore it is critical for organisations to invest in building a strong workforce.” With this he set the tone for the discussion. He spoke about the important aspects that the panel would based their discussion on- integrity, consistence, good communication, build courage and confidence as well as competency.The panel discussed the common challenges their healthcare organisations face. They also shared examples of best practices and innovation that they have come up with and how they went on to bring achievable and measurable results to their efforts.