An overview of the findings from a major research project sponsored and funded by the Department of Health Policy Research Unit, the CIPD and Healthcare People Management Association. The project examined how HRM can help NHS organisations achieve their goals, and focused on the individual as the link between HRM and performance.
The research was carried out by a multidisciplinary team from the University of Manchester and involved interviews in six case study organisations from the acute, mental health and primary care sectors.
Related publications
In 2006 we published Improving Health through Human Resource Management: mapping the territory, a report on the first phase of the project
We also published Improving Health through Human Resource Management: A starting point for change, a summary of the first-phase report
The final report from the project Improving Health through Human Resource Management: The process of engagement and alignment was published in February 2008.