The Manger Of Finance: Alan King

Situational Analysis: The Manger of Finance, Alan King, of a major hospital planned to have a meeting with the Bene about their current deficits. He states that he was going to ask the Ministry of Health for more money; without it, the hospital would not be able to run effectively without the resources needed. He is certain that the Ministry of Health won’t grant this money. John Peterson, Head of Security misplaced the master keys to the dangerous offenders ward’s — effecting four wards in total. Without the extra money, King notes that they will not be able to afford to change the locks due to the price but he believes that the patients safety is more important.
Assumptions:
Alan King made the assumption that the Ministry of Health would not grant them the money needed: it is not clear whether they would/would not especially in their current situation. It is also an assumption that they would actually have to change all of the locks, they could still possibly find the keys.
Statement of the Problem: The primary problem of this case is the lack of funds for the hospital. Without the funds, the hospital is unable to run without causing them deficits. They lack the resources to run the hospital effectively. The secondary problem is the event where the Head of Security misplaced the keys to the dangerous offender’s wards, the
The Hospital team shows that there are also a lack of leading and controlling within their budget. Alan King failed to lead their finical budget into success. It is clear that the hospital operates through functional managers, making the finical blame solely on Alan King. In regard to the missing keys, if planning was done before hand to have an extra set of keys, the hospital would not be in this exact