importance of working in partnership in health and care. The importance of this issue has been explained very noticeably through the Mid Staffs Scandal. The report conveys understanding of collaborative working and good practice as well as makes relevant recommendations for improvement in health and nursing care. The case taken for review is THE MID STAFFORDSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST. The effectiveness of partnership in relation to Health and Social care is evaluated. Different models of partnership working
legislation run alongside the new set of values known as ‘The 6 C’s’ bought out by NHS England, nurses as well as all other NHS employees are expected to abide by these. The 6 C’s were put in place to ensure that anyone providing care within the NHS did so with the following aspects, Courage, Care, Competence, Compassion, Commitment and good Communication. This was in attempt to ensure that the quality of care given by the NHS was of a high and professional standard; which in turn would improve the National
policy and the re-organisation of the NHS in recent years which has led to improve integrated governance, has all developed as a result of the catastrophic failings that occurred in Mid-Staffordshire healthcare Trust. The Secretary of State for health, Andrew Lansley, announced a full public inquiry to parliament on the 9th June 2009 into the role of the commissioning, supervisory and regulatory bodies in the monitoring of Mid-Staffordshire Foundation Trust (Midstaff inquiry online, 2013). This inquiry
Contents Introduction 2 Aims and Objectives 2 Overview of the NHS/Healthcare Industry 2 NHS Principles 3 NHS Core Values 3 The Francis Report 4 Literature Review 5 Organisational Culture 5 Understanding Organisational Culture in Healthcare 6 Organisational Culture in NHS Policy 7 NHS Organisation Culture 9 Organisational Culture with regards to the Francis Report 9 Responses to the Francis Report 10 Government’s Response 10 Department’s Response 10 Patient’s Response 10 What Has Changed Since the
In the late 2000s the healthcare commission began an investigation into the Mid Staffordshire Hospital, England. Concerns come to light because of the hospitals unusually high mortality rates. When the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust failed to provide an adequate explanation, the Healthcare Commission began a full-scale investigation. Years of unsatisfactory investigation eventually led to a full public inquiry, led by Robert Francis in 2010. The final report, published in 2013, is what
The NHS Outcomes Framework has five standard domains which is set out to improve the quality and outcome of care and services that is being delivered to the patients and service users (National Quality Board, 2011). As such, this project plan is focused on domain 2 as it has been mentioned before, is based on improving the quality of people with long term conditions. Nurses will give cardiac discharge advice to patients on self care, thus identifying how to improve and manage their condition so that
Nursing form the backbone to high quality nursing care (Cummings 2012). They consist of courage, commitment, competence, care, compassion and communication. Initially they were formed in response to the failings that occurred at the Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, therefore leading to the development of the Francis Report, which highlighted a whole system breakdown (Francis 2013). The main aim of their development was to reintroduce the importance of these core values to the success of nursing
Many healthcare policies in the UK are formulated by the National Health Service (NHS). The NHS does not constrain paramedics to offer specific treatments or certain pathways of care, but allows them to use their clinical judgment and experience or utilise the discretion of a doctor. In an attempt to create an effective approach in the delivery of healthcare to residents of the UK, it is important to take care of health professionals and their medical field profession. However, supporting the professionalisation
In any major accident, it is important that everyone involved in the co-ordinated planned response liaise with all Health services, Traffic control, Police, Fire services, ambulance and hospital. The action at an accident starts as: assessing the situation, in the management of an incident one of the most important steps is evaluating the scene accurately. The role of the lead professional nurse is more complex since they have multi-disciplinary knowledge and experience of health promotion in their
The object of this essay is to discuss the role of the Assistant Practitioner. How it has emerged; how it fits into the structure and skill mix of the NHS workforce and the effect it has had on that structure. It will also outline the principles of accountability and statutory regulations that govern the day to day practice of the role. In October 1998 the new European Working Time Directive was implemented. Its purpose was to prevent employers from expecting their employees to work excessively
behind the Francis report developed and published in 2013 based on the Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust happenings. The collapse in the system lead to severe failings of the trust board, and resulted in patients being given inadequate care, and prevented from standing at the heart of the service. This was due to a lack of understanding and listening to both patients and staff on the deficiencies brought to the attention of the trust (Francis, 2013). Effective Communication is a vital trait possessed by
Dear Dr Helen Aveyard (Editor, Journal of Advanced Nursing), As the Editor of the Advanced Journal of Nursing, I wish to bring to your attention a matter that I believe will be of relevance to you and readers. This matter underscores the impact on comprehensive nursing practice and underscores the necessity for facilitating discussions on policy changes aimed at enhancing practice standards and improving patient experience. I am a second-year BSc (Hons) nursing student deeply concerned about the
This assignment will use a case study approach to discuss the plan of care that was observed for a 66 year old lady whilst in clinical placement on the Trauma and Orthopaedic ward. It will do this by highlighting the importance of using four stage nursing process framework to plan care effectively and discuss how the patients care needs were assessed, a plan of care developed and implemented, and finally how the plan of care was evaluated. To comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), (2008)