COMPUTERIZATION OF HEALTH MANPOWER RECORDS (A CASE STUDY OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES, FEDERAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, ABUJA

Abstract

The aim of this project is to examine the method of operations in managing staff records/files in the Department of Health Services of the Federal Capital Development Authority, Abuja and to proffer possible improvement over the method. This involves the ways in which staff personal information are collected, how they are processed, stored and retrieved for use. It was observed that the operations are done manually and problems associated with the system are that information can easily be seen or revealed to unauthorized persons and most at times duplication of re6brds. Also, the production of Staff Nominal Roll is labour intensive, slow and costly. Most of the office cabinets and shelves are used for storing personnel files and retrieval process is sometimes time consuming . In this proj ect, a new system has been designed by using computer for the operations. Hence, it will be seen that· through this system, the Department will be able to achieve a good record management which is important for planning and decision-making. Also, it will enhance the speed and efficiency of the collection, manipulation, storage, reporting and dissemination of informationj and accuracy is guaranteed, provided correct data is inputted.