BASHIR IBRAHIM KHALIFA INTRODUCTION Over the last 60 years, the National Health Service (NHS) has become an intrinsically innovative form of healthcare in the United Kingdom. The NHS holds three core principles: to remain free at the point of delivery by allowing individuals to have unlimited access to the NHS based on clinical needs despite…
Evaluation of NHS Funding and Considering Alternatives
Several commentators have suggested that the way the NHS is currently funded is no longer appropriate. What alternatives are possible and, on balance, which would you recommend? Introduction Priti Patel MP, in his words, said that “In terms of general taxation, we pay for the NHS through our taxes and that will always continue”. The…
A Study on NHS Partnerships and Values
Introduction The purpose of this study is to discuss why nurses should show sympathy for NHS partnerships and values. It also explains how nurses ensure that people care and sympathize by establishing therapeutic relationships with patient care users. As a nurse, why it is necessary to consider the legal and ethical issues related to compassionate…
Features of Modern Society that Enhance the Risk of Infectious Diseases
Are there features of modern human societies that enhance the risk that new infectious diseases will appear and spread? Think about aspects such as speed of transport, population density, human spread into new regions, use of new foodstuffs, climate change, etc. What are some new diseases and how might they have been affected by these…
Norovirus: Causes and Solutions
Contents Origin and spread of the Norovirus: Symptoms: Transmission in health care facility: Prevention of Norovirus: Preventive measures for spread of virus in health care facility: Early (or primary) control actions: Control of transmission at the ward level: Specific Nursing care for patients: Personal care: Proper hand hygiene: Extra care: Bibliography Essay Origin and spread…
Norovirus: Strategies To Improve Terminal Cleaning
This paper provides comprehensive background information related to norovirus outbreak and critically evaluate the implications of the issue by expounding on the adoption of infection control measures and effective management practices to minimise risk factors associated with the epidemic followed by terminal cleaning in an orthopaedic ward. The historical background of the infection was specified…
Factors for Infection Prevention and Control
INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL INTRODUCTION In this assignment I will explain what Infection prevention and control is, describe the infection prevention controls in my workplace, describe the correct procedure for hand washing and when I should wash my hands and why, I will also include a hand washing poster in my appendix. I will also…
Norovirus: Nursing Care and Case Study
Gastroenteritis is known as one of the most prevalent conditions predominantly caused by norovirus worldwide (NSW Government, 2019). Although norovirus is usually a mild illness for people who are immunocompetent, it can be a serious infectious disease for frail older adults (Cardemil, Parashar, & Hall, 2017). This essay will define and explain the highly infectious…
Strategies for Change Management in Healthcare
An Overview of Change by Management for Better Patient Care Smitha B. Vadakkan Registered nurses are on the front line in all the hospitals for early detection and prompt intervention when patients’ conditions deteriorate. So better patient outcomes and patient satisfaction are influenced by the number of registered nurses available to assess patients on an…
Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Strategies
INTRODUCTION Live birth with healthy child is the ultimate goal of ART cycles. There is a complexity of interlinked events that decides the final outcome of ART. This event can be categorised as, Clinical (stimulation protocol, opu, embryo transfer, pregnancy rate etc), Patient related (age, diseases) and Laboratory (ART Lab- oocyte, sperm, embryo, media, etc)….