2.Delhi Army Hospital launches its first skin bank facility for the Armed Forces. This facility aims to help soldiers with burns, wounds, and tragic accidents. It is the first facility of its sort in the armed forces and will give soldiers access to skin grafts that match their own skin tone
3. A study showed that a simple skin biopsy could identify people who had Parkinson's disease or similar disorders with a high degree of accuracy. The findings could lead to earlier, more accurate diagnosis of the neurodegenerative conditions known as synucleinopathies.
5.Centre run Safdarjung Hospital Administration has implemented a policy that prohibits its staff from sharing work-related content on social media. This policy is in place to protect the privacy and confidentiality of patients, as well as to maintain the professionalism of the hospital. Violations of this policy may result in disciplinary action, including termination of employment.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject in Focus Managing Incident Reporting System
INCIDENT- An incident is an unfavourable event that affects patient or staff safety. Example- Physical injuries, Medical errors, Equipment failure, Administration, Patient care, etc REPORTING SYSTEM - Process of collecting incident data and presenting it properly. • Problem highlighted in a non-blaming way.
• Designated staff with authority or staff who has witnessed an incident first
• Usually, nurses or other hospital staff file the report
• 24 to 48 hours after the incident occurred: outcomes improve as the memories of the event are still fresh.
Patient Incidence Type:
Purpose of Incident Reporting
• To communicate information to Administrators.
• Information sheds light on measures that need to be taken to provide effective patient care as well as keep the facility running smoothly.
Reports helps Administrator with:
• Risk management - Knowing that an incident has occurred leads administrators to correct actions - This reduces the risk of similar incidents in the future.
• Quality control - Medical facilities want to provide the best care and customer service possible. Reviewing incident reports reveals areas that could be improved.
• Training - Using resolved patient incident reports to train new staff helps prepare them for real situations and current staff to learn from their own or others’ mistakes preventing incidents from reoccurring.
• Legal evidence - Should a patient take legal action following their incident, a thorough incident report is the most important part of any defence. Thus, all reports should be timely, complete and accurate.
Incident Reporting System
Incident Reporting Checklist
Drawbacks •Time, skill, and energy required is massive.
• Reporting everything: overburdens the staff.
Solutions
• Better to generate fewer reports, and effectively act upon them.
• Every medication error or every fall need not be reported.
•Sampling error categories may be introduced; Jan is falls month, Feb is pressure bed sores month etc.
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“Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death, and Brain Surgery” by Henry Marsh
Brief:
“Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death, and Brain Surgery” by Henry Marsh is a compelling memoir that delves into the intricate and often harrowing world of neurosurgery. Marsh, a renowned British neurosurgeon, shares a series of poignant and candid stories from his career, highlighting the delicate balance between success and failure in brain surgery. Through his reflections, Marsh reveals the intense emotional and ethical challenges faced by surgeons, the impact of their decisions on patients' lives, and the profound sense of responsibility they bear. The book offers a raw and insightful exploration of the human side of medicine, emphasizing the complexity and fragility of life.
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Workforce Issues in a Healthcare Set-up
The most important resource of the any organisation is its human resource.
The Health Workforce refers to all of the people who deliver or assist in the delivery of health services or help operate health care facilities i.e. clinical staff, such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists and dentists as well as management and support staff.
Workforce issues mean 'maintaining' the workforce, managing risk, and improving quality and performance. Maintenance issues deal with staffing levels and sustaining employee knowledge and skills.
MAIN ISSUES/CHALLENGES:
1. PHYSICIAN's ISSUES: (Burnout) Causes of Burnout: Causes of Burnout: - Extremely long work hours (often more than 120 hours per week). - Intense and demanding work pace. - Pressure to meet tight schedules. - Disturbances in personal life. Consequences of Burnout: - Increased likelihood of doctors leaving their jobs. - Reduced availability and continuity of patient care. - Severe stress can lead to physicians taking their own lives. - Extremely long work hours (often more than 120 hours per week). - Intense and demanding work pace. - Pressure to meet tight schedules. - Disturbances in personal life.
2. NURSE's ISSUES : - Long Working Hours: Nurses typically have demanding schedules because nursing is a 24/7, round-the-clock job. - Workplace Hazards: Exposure to cold and flu germs and other forms of bacteria and viruses and contact with sickness on a daily basis poses a threat of contracting an infectious disease. - Bullying and Harassment: Nurses face physical or verbal abuse while working and this doesn’t only come from patients. - Shortage of Nurses: A continued shortage of nurses is one of the ongoing challenges of nursing. This contributes to nurses being stretched thin and overworked. - Non-nursing Role: In almost all healthcare settings, nurses undertake roles which are not of their forte, for e.g., billing, record keeping, inventory, laundry, diet, physiotherapy, absconding of patient, etc., thereby diminishing time for patient care.
3. Issues with other Healthcare worker: SHORTAGE OF PERSONNEL: WORKPLACE HAZARDS: INADEQUATE WAGES: HARRASSMENT:
Solutions:
• Zero tolerance policy • Management commitment/enforcement • Employee participation • Hazard identification • Training • Hazard prevention • Accurate and timely reporting • Emergency alarms • Signaling and monitoring systems
Conclusion: - Patient and the public have the right to the highest performance from the healthcare professionals and this can only be achieved in a workplace that enables and sustains a motivated and well-prepared workforce. - Catering to the needs of the healthcare workforce and combating their challenges can make them empowered, encouraged, challenged and affirmed to continue doing what they do best without any barriers.
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