Abstract:

Human resource management in healthcare system play indispensable roles as it enable effective healthcare service delivery through staff performance monitoring and evaluation, compensation as well as recruitment of competent employee. This study reviewed the impact of practicing human resources management on the quality of healthcare service in proffering efficient treatment to patients. The study shows that effective human resources management great impact in efficient healthcare services and can significantly improve the performance of healthcare workers. The study recommends the necessity to measure the routine of the Head of human resources department in healthcare sectors before stabilizing performance development process as well as continuous improvement in staff capacity building for effective service delivery while more research should be done on this subject as it relates to patients’ safety.

Keywords: Human resource management, health care services, Nigeria.

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