Rethinking clinical organisational structures: an attitude survey of doctors, nurses and allied health staff in clinical directorates

2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Braithwaite ◽  
Mary Westbrook
Keyword(s):  
Allied Health ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Attitude Survey ◽  
Organisational Structures ◽  
Clinical Directorates

AACE2021-A-1090: Health Status, of Medical and Allied Health Staff of a Secondary Care Setting in a Developing Country

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (12) ◽  
pp. S23-S24
Author(s):  
Maryam Batool ◽  
Beenish Khan ◽  
Muhammad Zaka-Ul Haq ◽  
Muhammad Raza-Ul Haq
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Secondary Care ◽  
Allied Health ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Secondary Care Setting

Clinical applications of renal telemedicine

1997 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 158-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
J G Mitchell ◽  
A P S Disney
Keyword(s):  
Allied Health ◽  
Full Range ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Clinical Applications ◽  
Queen Elizabeth Hospital ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Renal Unit ◽  
Dialysis Patients ◽  
Clinical Procedures ◽  
Wide Range

In 1994, a telemedicine network was established linking the renal unit at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital to three satellite dialysis centres in South Australia. In the first two and a half years of operation, the telemedicine equipment was used on over 6000 occasions. Interviews were conducted with 18 medical, nursing and allied health staff and dialysis patients. The main finding was that the full range of staff, from surgeons and nephrologists to allied health staff and nurses, were able use the technology successfully for clinical purposes. A second finding was that the technology enabled staff to perform a wide range of clinical procedures, from routine outpatient consultations and monitoring infections to making decisions about retrieval or confirming decisions to operate. A third finding was that telemedicine enabled the renal unit to provide improved services in which teams of staff at the different sites cooperated in ways that were not possible before the telemedicine links became available.

scholarly journals Clinical supervision for allied health staff: necessary but not sufficient

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra G. Leggat ◽  
Bev Phillips ◽  
Philippa Pearce ◽  
Margaret Dawson ◽  
Debbie Schulz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Clinical Supervision ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Allied Health ◽  
Clinical Governance ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Allied Health Professionals ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
The Relationship

Objectives The aim of the present study was to explore the perspectives of allied health professionals on appropriate content for effective clinical supervision of staff. Methods A set of statements regarding clinical supervision was identified from the literature and confirmed through a Q-sort process. The final set was administered as an online survey to 437 allied health professionals working in two Australian health services. Results Of the 120 respondents, 82 had experienced six or more clinical supervision sessions and were included in the analysis. Respondents suggested that clinical supervision was beneficial to both staff and patients, and was distinct from line management performance monitoring and development. Curiously, some of the respondents did not agree that observation of the supervisee’s clinical practice was an aspect of clinical supervision. Conclusions Although clinical supervision is included as a pillar of clinical governance, current practice may not be effective in addressing clinical risk. Australian health services need clear organisational policies that outline the relationship between supervisor and supervisee, the role and responsibilities of managers, the involvement of patients and the types of situations to be communicated to the line managers. What is known about the topic? Clinical supervision for allied health professionals is an essential component of clinical governance and is aimed at ensuring safe and high-quality care. However, there is varied understanding of the relationship between clinical supervision and performance management. What does this paper add? This paper provides the perspectives of allied health professionals who are experienced as supervisors or who have experienced supervision. The findings suggest a clear role for clinical supervision that needs to be better recognised within organisational policy and procedure. What are the implications for practitioners? Supervisors and supervisees must remember their duty of care and ensure compliance with organisational policies in their clinical supervisory practices.

scholarly journals A piece of the puzzle — the role of ethnic health staff in hospitals

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clair Matthews ◽  
Anna Klinken Whelan ◽  
Maree Johnson ◽  
Cathy Noble
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
Allied Health ◽  
Scope Of Practice ◽  
Multidisciplinary Teams ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Patient Assessment ◽  
Cultural Paradigms ◽  
Diverse Backgrounds ◽  
Staff Interactions

The role of ethnic health staff in hospitals has not been clearly articulated for managers and practitioners. This paper describes findings from a study based on ethnic and allied health staff interviews and observations of ethnic health staff interactions. Care was provided to language concordant patients directly and by assisting practitioners to work within the patient?s cultural paradigms and family schema. The scope of practice involved: engaging patients in a therapeutic relationship, patient assessment, linking assessment with care options, facilitating communication between patients and practitioners, education, smoothing hospital experiences, referral and interpreting. Ethnic health staff displayed a range of specialised skills that managers need to harness within multidisciplinary teams to reach patients from diverse backgrounds.

scholarly journals Clinician Perspectives on the Design and Application of Wearable Cardiac Technologies for Older Adults: Qualitative Study

JMIR Aging ◽  
10.2196/17299 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. e17299
Author(s):  
Caleb Ferguson ◽  
Sally C Inglis ◽  
Paul P Breen ◽  
Gaetano D Gargiulo ◽  
Victoria Byiers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Allied Health ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Cardiac Monitoring ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Clinician Perspectives ◽  
Group Interviews

Background New wearable devices (for example, AliveCor or Zio patch) offer promise in detecting arrhythmia and monitoring cardiac health status, among other clinically useful parameters in older adults. However, the clinical utility and usability from the perspectives of clinicians is largely unexplored. Objective This study aimed to explore clinician perspectives on the use of wearable cardiac monitoring technology for older adults. Methods A descriptive qualitative study was conducted using semistructured focus group interviews. Clinicians were recruited through purposive sampling of physicians, nurses, and allied health staff working in 3 tertiary-level hospitals. Verbatim transcripts were analyzed using thematic content analysis to identify themes. Results Clinicians representing physicians, nurses, and allied health staff working in 3 tertiary-level hospitals completed 4 focus group interviews between May 2019 and July 2019. There were 50 participants (28 men and 22 women), including cardiologists, geriatricians, nurses, and allied health staff. The focus groups generated the following 3 overarching, interrelated themes: (1) the current state of play, understanding the perceived challenges of patient cardiac monitoring in hospitals, (2) priorities in cardiac monitoring, what parameters new technologies should measure, and (3) cardiac monitoring of the future, “the ideal device.” Conclusions There remain pitfalls related to the design of wearable cardiac technology for older adults that present clinical challenges. These pitfalls and challenges likely negatively impact the uptake of wearable cardiac monitoring in routine clinical care. Partnering with clinicians and patients in the co-design of new wearable cardiac monitoring technologies is critical to optimize the use of these devices and their uptake in clinical care.

Embedding research culture and productivity in hospital physiotherapy departments: challenges and opportunities

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth H. Skinner ◽  
Cylie M. Williams ◽  
Terry P. Haines
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Research Productivity ◽  
Allied Health ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Staff Retention ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Health Departments ◽  
Research Culture ◽  
Research Register

Few studies have investigated research culture in the Australian hospital system. Although physiotherapists working in tertiary hospital departments conduct and publish research, a conflict between service delivery and research productivity remains. Few departments record research achievements, which limits the accuracy of investigating factors associated with research productivity within allied health. The conduct and translation of research within acute physiotherapy and allied health departments is imperative to improve patient health outcomes, optimise health service efficiency and cost-effectiveness and to improve staff and patient satisfaction and staff retention. Allied health departments should institute a research register and consider implementing other strategies to improve research culture and productivity, such as dedicating equivalent full-time staff to research, supporting staff with joint clinical and academic appointments, ensuring a research register is available and used and having events available for the dissemination of research. Future research should focus on improving research productivity within acute allied health departments to provide Level 1 and 2 evidence of service effectiveness and cost-effectiveness to optimise health care delivery and to maximise the benefit of allied health staff to Australia’s healthcare system.

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