...change in health and social care. This can be achieved by assessing the challenges that the major factors of change bring using the Care Quality Commission of the Quality Care Commission for the Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust (RUHB). The second task aims to evaluate contemporary changes being inaugurated in the provision of health and social care services. In addition to this, a strategy and criteria will be devised in order to measure these recent changes including how the impact of these changes can be measured and evaluated. LO1 1.1 Explain the key factors that drive change in health and social care services ‘Change’ within an organization sometimes refers to organizational change in health and social care is the movement from a current state through a state of transition to a state in the future (Richards, 2012). The impetus of change within an organization may come from within and outside. These are known as the internal and external drivers of change. This can be explained using PEST and SWOT analysis. PEST analysis (Political, Economic, Social and Technological analysis) describes a framework of environmental factors considered in the strategic management of an organisation (Friesner, 2014). Political factors of change include change of government and policies within the NHS in the form of legislations. For example, when the Coalition government came to power in 2010, it embarked on reforming the NHS. The flagship of these reforms is the enactment of the Health and Social...
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...Abstract This project was conducted to study the human resource practices that can facilitate the social service organisation to effectively align its employees for efficiently service delivery. For this purpose the HRM theories and concepts as well as the best practices applicable to social service organisations were studied. This facilitated the author to find the strategic role that the HRM can play in engaging the employees and assess how the HR can motivate them and align them towards attaining organisation goals and objectives. The ultimate aim was to evaluate how Leyton health care an elderly home care service provider in London can align its HR and attain its objectives. Interview was held for the managerial level staff and questionnaire was given to the service delivery staff of Leyton Health Care. The total samples used for the study were 12. Out of these 2 were managerial level staff and 10 were service delivery staff. Open ended questions were used for the managerial level participants of the organisation while in case of the service delivery employees, a survey questionnaire which had statements with multiple choice questions i.e., close ended questions were used. The statements that were derived were regarded as themes and the evaluation of results was made by using the method of thematic analysis. Here pie charts were used to indicate neutrality, agreement and disagreement to the statements given. The results of this project indicate that there was...
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...IJDDR Awareness of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) activities among employees of a Nigerian University * Adibe M.O., Udeogaranya P.O and Ubaka C.M Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (410101), Enugu State, Nigeria. FULL Length Research Paper Covered in Index Copernicus with IC Value 4.68 for 2010 Abstract Aim: Aim of this study was to assess the level of awareness of NHIS activities among employees of a Nigerian university. Methods: The study was conducted among the employees of University of Nigeria, Nsukka. A 30-question consisting of 5 points response scale was developed for the survey questionnaire. On the 5-point scale, ‘5’ represented the highest mean score while ‘1’ represented the lowest mean score. On the 30-question questionnaire the lowest possible score would be 30 while the highest possible score would be 150. Total awareness mean score above a logical neutral point which was assumed to be 90 i.e. midpoint between 30 and 150, correlates with being aware and vice versa. Levels of awareness were categorised priori: summated mean awareness scores below 90 were considered to be unaware, ‘>90 to 110’ - marginally aware, ‘> 110 to 130’ - moderately aware, and ‘> 130 to 150’ - highly aware of NHIS activities, since high summated score correlates with high level of awareness. Results: A response rate of 87.2% (436 out of 500 questionnaires) was obtained. Awareness was...
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...Introduction Mental health is one of components to enhance healthy lives among individuals. According to WHO (2014), mental health can be defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential can cope with the normal stresses of life. As Hong Kong is a fast-moving city, people easily feel stressful. In recent years, there are more suicidal incidents occurred in Hong Kong and within Wah Fu Estate. Most of causes of the incidents were related to mental health e.g A 35-years-old man who has mental problem stabbed his wife to unconscious and then jumped from Wah Lok House (鄺福強2014). Therefore, enhancing metal health awareness of individual is important. In the following community assessment report, the focus...
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...Spiritual Needs Assessment William Cline Grand Canyon University: HLT-310V Spirituality in Health Care June 30, 2012 Introduction In this paper the writer presents a spiritual assessment tool developed to obtain a quick guide to help the health care worker understand the patients spiritual and/or religious needs. It is hoped by this writer that the tool will enable the health care worker to treat the patient in a holistic manner. In the following paragraphs the writer outlines the assessment tool and the answers given by a co-worker, which filled out the questionnaire as if they were a patient. This writer then will outline how well, or how poorly, the assessment tool helped guide the treatment of the patient. A Spiritual Screen, History, or Assessment The first step in doing a spiritual assessment starts by knowing why we need to do one. In a non-formal survey taken by this writer, about ninety percent of this writers co-workers said they did not think most patients wanted spirituality and/or religious issues addressed during their hospitalization. This answer is drastically different than the answers given by patients in many recent studies. An article from the Joint Commission says: in one study, a majority of patients polled indicated that they want their primary care givers to ask whether patients have spiritual or religious beliefs that would influence their medical decisions and/or treatments if they became gravely ill. And in...
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...------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form * About Us * Payment Details * Sample Project * Contact Us * +Projects4MBA * RSS * Email * Facebook PROJECTS 4 MBA * H*ggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg * * OME * QUESTIONNAIRE * FREE MBA PROJECT REPORT QUESTIONNAIRE * DISTANCE EDUCATION IN INDIA * ORDER MBA PROJECT SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 6:29 PMYOU ARE HERE:HOME QUESTIONNAIRES QUESTIONNAIRE FOR RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION Questionnaire for Recruitment and Selection Recruitment and Section can be evaluated by using the following questionnaire :v Q1. Since how many years have you been working with this organization? a. 0-5 Years b. 5-10 Years c. 10 to 15 Years d. More than 15 Years Q2. Does the organization clearly define the position objectives, requirements and candidate specifications in the recruitment process ? a. Yes b. No Q3. How well are the organization’s affirmative action needs clarified and supported in the selection process? a. Poor b. Adequate ++++++++++ c. Excellent Q4. Is the organization doing timeliness recruitment and Selection process. a. Yes b. No Q5. Does HR provides an adequate pool of quality applicants ? a. Yes b. No Q6. Rate the effectiveness of the interviewing process and other selection instruments, such as testing? a. Poor b. Adequate -c. Excellent Q7. Does the HR team act as...
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...in Nursing Leadership has many different types of theories associated with it. In the article, Authentic Leadership, Empowerment and Burnout: A Comparison in New Graduates and Experienced Nurses, Laschinger, Wong, and Grau (2013) “examine the effect of authentic leadership and structural empowerment on the emotional exhaustion and cynicism of new graduates and experienced acute-care nurses” (p. 541). Retaining nurses is critical, especially since the current workforce is reaching retirement age, in regards to the maintaining patient care standards. However, more nurses are reporting increased stress levels, dissatisfaction with the difficult working environments, as well as health concerns. In Canada, a government study identified that nurses absentee rates related to illness were 58% higher than any other labor force (Laschinger, Wong, & Grau, 2013, p. 541). Depression, as well as poor physical health are a few conditions resulting from the stress nurses experience from difficult working conditions. Nursing burnout affects more than just the nurse’s health, it also affects the quality of care the patient receives, which in turn links to increased mortality rates (Laschinger et al., 2013, p. 542). In addition, Laschinger et al. (2013) point out that with the current nursing shortage, healthy working environments must be implemented to retain experienced, as well as new graduate nurses from leaving the profession. They also noted that as many as 13% of new nurses resign...
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...Running Head: Impact of Language on Asian American Health Impact of English Language Proficiency (ELP) on Health and Health Care Among Elderly Asian Americans Amoldeep Kaur Written Assignment #2 Epidemiology/Public Health 240 Winter 2013 The elderly population is the fastest growing population in the United States, and the number of immigrants that fall within this group has nearly doubled (Ninez, Hsys, & Cunnigham (2005). Foreign-born elderly account for 11% of the elderly population and this is expected to quadruple in size and reach 16 million by 2050 (Terrazas & Batalova, 2009). Currently most foreign born elders belong to Europe, but this is predicted to change in the upcoming years. Asians are among one of the fastest growing elderly population in the United States (Belozersky, 2005). Majority of Asian Americans are foreign born and report speaking a language other than English (Searight, 2009). Multiple languages and dialects spoken by the subgroups within the Asian American population bring more linguistic diversity and disparities to the United States. Furthermore, fastest growing minority in the United States has been stereotyped and inherited the label “model minority”. This label neglects the problems faced by the poorer and less successful member of this group, including the elderly, “they are hobbled by less blatant but more pervasive barrier of language and culture” (Dugger, 1992). Elderly immigrants find it more difficult to thrive...
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...FACILITY SURVEY Under Reproductive Child Health Project 2007-08 SC, PHC, CHC & DH MANUAL International Institute for Population Sciences (Deemed University), Mumbai-400 088 Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India, New Delhi- 110 011 CONTENTS I II III IV INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………. OBJECTIVES…………………………………………………………… METHODOLOGY. …………………………………………………………. QUESTIONNAIRE…………………………………………………….. DISTRICT HOSPITAL…………………………………………………. COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE…………………………………… PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE……………………………………… SUB-CENTRE………………………………………………………….. 3-4 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 8-9 9 9 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 14-16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS………………………………………….. HUMAN RESOURCES………………………………………………… TRAINING……………………………………………………………… INVESTIGATIVE FACILITY…………………………………………. INFRASTRUCTURE…………………………………………………… PHYSICAL FACILITY………………………………………………… INSTRUMENT AND EQUIPMENT…………………………………… ESSENTIAL DRUG…………………………………………………… ESSENTIAL SERVICES PROVIDED………………………………… ESSENTIAL LABORATORY SERVICES……………………………. ESSENTIAL CLINICAL SERVICES…………………………………. XIV XV XVI SPECIFIC SERVICES…………………………………………………. MONITORING AND SUPERVISION………………………………… ASSIGNMENT SHEET………………………………………………… ANEXURE 1……………………………………………………………. ANEXURE 2……………………………………………………………. ANEXURE 3……………………………………………………………. ANEXURE 4……………………………………………………………. ANEXURE 5……………………………………………………………. ANEXURE 6……………………………………………………………. ANEXURE 7……………………………………………………………...
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...employee performance and organizational management topic, however, the definition and measurement of engagement at work, and more specifically, nurse engagement, is poorly understood. The objective of this paper is to examine the current state of knowledge about engagement at work through a review of the literature. This review highlights the four lines of engagement research and focuses on the determinants and consequences of engagement at work. Methodological issues, as identified in the current research, and recommendations for future nurse-based engagement research are provided. Design: A systematic review of the business, organizational psychology, and health sciences and health administration literature about engagement at work (1990–2007) was performed. Data sources: The electronic databases for Health Sciences and Health Administration (CINAHL, MEDLINE), Business (ABI INFORM), and Psychology (PsycINFO) were systematically searched. Review methods: Due to the limited amount of research that has examined engagement among the nursing workforce, published research that included varying employee types were included in this review. The selection criteria for this review include those studies that were: (1) written in English and (2) examined engagement at work in employee populations of any type within any work setting. Results: The literature...
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...organizational change will be completed. Furthermore, an identification of communication techniques used to address any implementation issues that may arise will be addressed to ensure a successful organizational change. Monitoring Implementation Once the change has been implemented the organization is moving toward a new direction and employing new practices monitoring of the change and its success must begin. Monitoring the implementation plan of the organizational change will be accomplished with the use of questionnaires, interviews, and observation. Questionnaires are often the first method used for collecting information from an organization. They are often utilized because of the relative ease of administration and ability to collect information from large groups of people and to provide some response anonymity [ (Borkowski, 2005, p. 371) ]. A second type of data collection tool is the use of interviews. These interviews may be used as a follow-up to the questionnaire; however, it may be used to collect...
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...Unit 22 P3: Compare different research methodologies for health and social care. In this assignment I will compare different research methodologies for health and social care. The methodology is the overall approach you select to conduct your research – for example, whether you will use a scientist or social; science methodology. It includes the specific methods you will use and the literature search to contextualise your project within existing knowledge and understanding of the subject. Primary research involves seeking new knowledge that has not been previously published. The researcher gathers new data from participant or by examining objects, material or data in a different way from previous studies. Primary research in health and social care often involves gathering data from individuals. Surveys using questionnaires and interviews are commonly used techniques and participants may be users of services or members of the public. Secondary research is about finding out new information or understanding, a researcher needs to know what the existing information and understanding about the topic is, as published in books, journals and on the internet. Secondary research is essential for any research project. All researchers need to read widely around their subject of interest sp that they are aware not just of long-established knowledge but also of new knowledge that is emerging while they are doing their own research. Quantitative research involves numbers and measuring...
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...Assessment Tools Analysis Cindy Hall NUR/440 August 15, 2011 Dee Martinez Assessment Tools Analysis Assessing physical measures of patients can often be a difficult task. However, there are several assessment tools available to health care professionals to guide them in providing the best patient care possible. Along with proper assessment tools, Watson’s theory of human caring plays an important role in the integration of the mind, body, and spirit dimensions of each patient. This paper will state three assessment tools that evaluate a patient’s physical measures, describe each tool and the population for which it may be useful, and state data about each tool. Such data may include cost, length, ease in using the tool, for what population it is best designed, and the validity of the information. A description of how each tool enhances the assessment phase of the nursing process and affects the quality of health care delivered by the nurse will be discussed. Each of these tools will be applied to a chosen vulnerable population researched from the Vulnerable Population and Self-awareness paper. The vulnerable population I researched consisted of the elder population. Mrs. James was my subject. She is a 65-year-old widow who lives alone. She has become socially isolated with little to no support system. She has two sons who live out of state and very rarely keeps in contact with them. She does not work and has limited savings. Currently she relies on social...
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...Critique of Colella & Gejerman’s Study “Survivorship Health Information Counseling for Patients with Prostate Cancer” Laura Laughbaum, SN Lake Superior State University Abstract This paper is an academic critique of an article written by Colella and Gejerman (2013) titled: “Survivorship Health Information Counseling for Patients with Prostate Cancer.” The authors undertook a research study to examine whether specialized discharge education counseling increased prostate cancer patients satisfaction with their care and education related to their chronic health problems after radiation therapy. My examination systematically focuses on specific aspects of the article in terms of process and validity of research methods and results. I have attempted to develop a cohesive and unified explanation which not only expounds the particulars of the research but which also formulates a clear interpretation of that research throughout. I suggest that the lack of communication of the researchers in this article about their methods of sample selecting and data analysis greatly reduces the validity and generalizability of their findings. Critique of Colella & Gejerman’s Study “Survivorship Health Information Counseling for Patients with Prostate Cancer” In their article, “Survivorship Health Information Counseling for Patients with Prostate Cancer,” (Colella & Gejerman, 2013) outline...
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...With this view we plan to study the impact of various factors on the quality of healthcare delivery in India over the next decade. This research will attempt to verify the impact of the mentioned crucial factors on the Healthcare delivery in India through an empirical research and provide some assessment of the deficit in access to health services through structured integrated way called the Gaps Model of Service Quality which will take into account significant gaps identified & suggest methods to close the gaps. These suggestions will be used to make recommendations towards a 10 year incremental National Health Plan. 1. Theory & Hypothesis The 3 areas that we intend to include into our study of the healthcare landscape are – 1) Public Policy 2) Insurance 3) Healthcare Information Technology Systems (HIT) a. Hypothesis 1: Favorable National Health policies will have a positive impact on the quality of healthcare delivery The principal challenge for India is the building of a sustainable health system. Selective, fragmented strategies and lack of resources have made the health system unaccountable, disconnected to public health goals, inadequately equipped to address people’s growing expectations and inability to provide financial risk protection to the poor. Dave...
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