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183 Administration Lisa Murray Human Resources (Midwifery and Nursing). T he Human Resources Department (HR) continues to provide human resources corporate services across the Hospital for all staff. HR is also involved in several corporate initiatives across the Hospital. HR had a very challenging year in 2020 with the COVID-19 pandemic. The HR workload increased to support the Executive Management Team and COVID-19 Taskforce communicating new policies, issuing guidelines from various bodies recording COVID-19 absences on a daily basis and recruiting at short notice. HR adapted to the new environment and implemented agile working within the Department to conform with social distancing and safety recommendations. COVID-19 triggered many changes in how HR operate. Human Resources The recruitment portal 'Rezoomo' was introduced to streamline and automate the recruitment process. An online induction for NCHD's induction was developed at very short notice in July which was an exciting achievement for HR to facilitate all new doctors commencing at the hospital. This was well received and was further developed for the January 2021 intake. 'As part of the operational readiness workstream for the co-location to St Vincent's University Hospital on the Elm Park Campus, 'Accenture' transferred the workforce planning knowledge to the Hospital in May and HR will continue to project this plan as required. HR is heavily involved in Goal 2 of The National Maternity Hospital strategy which runs from 2019 to All training was transferred online in 2020 due to social distancing guidelines. NMH Annual Rep t | 2020