Patient-centred care, defined as respecting and responding to the needs and preferences of patients, empowering them to make decisions that best fit their individual needs, has been identified by the Institute of Medicine as an essential element of high-quality care.1 It can be thought of as respectfully involving the patient2 in a way that helps practitioners provide care that is concordant with their patients’ values, needs and preferences while better enabling patients to actively provide input and participate in their healthcare.3 Patients are more satisfied with their care when they feel that healthcare providers are understanding their needs, carefully listening and clearly providing information4; in addition, patient-centred care has been found to be associated with improved patient outcomes.5 In order to provide exemplary patient-centred care, one needs well developed communication skills, especially in the realm of active listening and responding to patient cues. The importance of physicians mastering the art of patient-centred communication skills can be seen as a theme in the educational objectives of medical school curricula as well as in the competencies of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. To read the full article, log in using your NHS Athens
Objectives One important component of patient-centred care is provider incorporation of patient contextual factors—life circumstances relevant to their care—in managing the patient's health. The current study uses data sets collected from direct observation of care to examine if how a provider learns contextual information influences whether the provider incorporates the information into a care plan.
The street triage pilot in Bristol has been featured by the BBC this week as part of their In The Mind season.
The street triage team - a partnership initiative between AWP and Avon and Somerset Constabulary - is managed by Rebecca Aston, who was interviewed for the BBC Points West broadcast on Tuesday.
Rebecca and her team are based with the duty officer at Bridewell police station in the city centre. She said, "By intervening early and preventing escalation, the street triage service is making a huge difference for people in mental distress, for the police and for mental health teams in the city.
Best Example of Collaborative Working – NWC Research and Innovation Awards 2015 Cheshire Constabulary and mental health services are working together to provide an immediate response to police incidents that would benefit from mental health services, through Street Triage. It is supported by Cheshire and Wirral Foundation Trust and 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
A police officer and a community psychiatric nurse work together, sharing information and expertise.
Both parties assess situations with the nurse using mental health expertise, access to diagnosis and risk history, and the officer looking at the law/crime, offending history and current situation. Together they decide the most appropriate course of action, taking into consideration customer care, illness, safeguarding and the law.
Although the use of prone restraint should be avoided, it may remain a last resort emergency intervention for violent behaviour in psychiatric settings. However, when used as a last resort, concerns remain about the ability of staff to maintain the dignity, welfare and safety of the patient and minimize the potential adverse outcomes associated with restraint.
This study builds on existing research regarding the risks of prone restraint by focusing on the psychological perceptions of individuals held in this position. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - request a copy of the article from the library - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Having the right number of appropriately skilled staff is a huge organisational challenge and a critical determinant of the quality and efficiency of health care.
There is a growing gap between patient needs and the skills and knowledge of the workforce that cares for them, especially regarding the non medical workforce. The Nuffield Trust report, Reshaping the workforce to deliver the care patients need, commissioned by NHS Employers, gives guidance for reshaping workforce; identifies key enablers and obstacles to change; and provides recommendations for national and local bodies about key actions to support change.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is preparing for its busiest period of the year, as 51,000 nurses and midwives get ready to revalidate in September. Read on to find out what you can do to help your staff plan ahead.
In the last of our series of blogs about the Mental Health Implementation Plan launched earlier this week, nurse consultant Kate Chartres discusses how the model of liaison at Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust supports patients through specialist clinics for people with co-morbid physical and mental health conditions
There is growing recognition of the influence of the workplace environment on the eating habits of the workforce, which in turn may contribute to increased overweight and obesity. Overweight and obesity exact enormous costs in terms of reduced well-being, worker productivity and increased risk of non-communicable diseases. The workplace is an ideal place to intervene and support healthy behaviours. This review aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to nurses’ healthy eating in the workplace. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
Over 1,000 Nursing Associates will begin training this year in a new role to deliver hands-on care for patients. NELFT has been accepted to be partners in the project – which will see the role sit alongside existing nursing care support workers and fully-qualified registered nurses.
Eleven sites, across England, have been chosen to deliver the first wave of training, which will start in December and run over a two-year period, which will help to transform the nursing and care workforce.
Health Education England has also announced that there will be a second wave of a further 1,000 Nursing Associate trainees, following huge interest in the role and high demand from providers wanting to offer training places.
The revolutionary new technology enabled staff to continuously monitor patients’ vital signs, while asleep, without having to disturb them. The cameras can be installed safely enclosed inside a ligature-proof secure housing in a seclusion room or patient’s bedroom. The system does not need any additional sensors or physical contact with the patient. Display monitors linked to the cameras give hospital staff real time heartbeat and breathing rates and automatically alert them if there are any problems. Staff do not need to view a live video feed of the patient, but can monitor vital signs via an audible or visual alert. The system allows patients’ privacy and dignity to be better safeguarded than with traditional visual observations, irrespective of the gender of the member of staff responsible for checking on patients’ wellbeing.
As the first nurses and midwives start to pass through the revalidation process, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) continues to produce supporting materials for employers and registrants.
Over the next few weeks, look out for new resources designed to help you and your nursing and midwifery workforce go through the process.
The aim of the study was to assess whether perceptions of organizational politics (defined as self-serving behaviours at the expense of others) influence the prospective associations between nurses' burnout and its consequences, namely, intention to quit and neglect of work. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - request a copy of the article from the library - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
To investigate the moderating effects of work overload and supervisor support on the emotional exhaustion–depressive state relationship. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - request a copy of the article from the library - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
This HPOE guide, a collaboration with the American Society for Healthcare Engineering, explores ways hospital and health system leaders can use the physical environment to improve the patient experience.