BACKGROUND Over the last 10 years, University Hospital Lewisham (UHL) has had one of the highest rates of attendance in the Emergency Department (ED) and subsequent admissions to the children’s inpatient ward for childhood asthma, in London. Audits have previously been undertaken by public health colleagues and local GPs to review the management of asthma in Lewisham. This has helped identify factors that could improve the care of children with asthma1 and reduce attendances and admissions to hospital. 1 ...
My Journey Qualified as an Enrolled Nurse Birmingham England ENB 153 Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing Moved to London and worked at Northwick Park Hospital when a new rehabilitation Unit opened in 1993 Transitioned to Registered Nurse Post grad Diploma in Health Services Management Moved to New Zealand November 2007 – Burwood Hospital May 2008 Became CNS Brain Injury Rehab Service Completed Post graduate Diploma In Rehabilitation Feb 2018 CNS Neuro Rehabilitation Ward CG ...
Introduction Psychiatric nurses have to work in psychiatric units for 24 hours and the final responsibility of the ward management will be on nurses alone. Hence, the nurses have to be well versed in the legal aspects related to treatment of mentally ill. The knowledge of legal procedures will help the nurses to teach the client and his relatives to protect the rights of the client and to provide comprehensive mental health care to the needy population. There are ...
Success of the project hinges on whether we can establish robust performance management systems for continuous improvement 6 monthly counter verification Business/ Initial Quality Quarterly Operational investment Improvement quality Plan funds activities assessment Performance • Clear set of performance management indicators System • Robust data collection and 3 month verification system Operational Performance • Rigorous review of Plan bonus performance data and use for planning 2 Building multiple levels of accountability and performance management system is critical Technical • Overall ...
Creation of a New Region Creation of a New Region December 2001, government says it will combine 32 districts into 12 regional health authorities. The Action Plan for Saskatchewan Health Care document, outlines rationale for health regions: Bring together critical mass of skills to plan and deliver health services. Reduce duplication and lead to more efficient management. Larger regions better able to recruit professionals. Creation of a New Region Action Plan: Better capacity to provide full range of primary services ...